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gether his debt from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Matt. 24: 31.
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been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. Ezek. 34•: 12. Jen 32: 39.
IrdLITME NO. XXV.
MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA., U. S. A., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1905• NUMBER 40.
BY E. A. REARDON.
SPIRITUALLY speaking these are the most
perilous. of. all. the times this world ever
knew. To those who have their under-standing
enlightened by the Word and
Spirit of God, the closing years of this
world's history present a scene that strikes
sorrow to the heart. : While the cry of false
prophets is that the world is getting better,
the voice of inspiration speaks the awful
truth that " evil men and seducers shall
wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being
deceived.'' 2 Tim. 3: 13. As the day of
judgment is rolling nearer and nearer, the
enemy • of all righteousness is, using all
means possible to deceive the souls of men.
When we, behold the prevalence of decep-tion,
and the • wholesale sacrifice of immor-tal
souls to the god of this world, and when
we see the danger , even to the very elect.
our hearts cry out, " 0 God! is there any
way to stem this dreadful tide, and ride
the storm in safety ?" . Yes, thank God,
there is a way of escape. There is a way
to keep clear ' from all, the . false doctrines
and seducing spirits that are flooding the
world at the present time.
God's power is ever the same, and he is
abundantly able to keep us in the sorest
peril, but something is necessary on our
part. - What is it? A Bible consecration.
We might say ' right here that no one need
expect to get safely through to heaven un-less
he pays the Bible price, and makes a
complete surrender to God of all he has-his
tine, talents, bank account, houses and
lands, and his own life also. The time is
soon at hand when the secrets of men's
hearts shall be revealed. ' Some may think
that already the times are perilous beyond
description, but soon the bitter waves of
perseciition. that' ' are coming against the
Church of God from sectish and antichrist
religions, will beat more fiercely against
the souls of God's people, and then those
who have made shoddy consecrations, and
kept ' back part of the price, will be sifted
Out and sacrificed ' to evil spirits. If we
expect to ' stand in this evil time, and in
the end reach heaven, we ' must give God
every' encouragement to take us through.
Faithfulness unto death is the essence of
a Bible consecration. " Fear none of those
things which thou shalt suffer : . . . be
thou faithful unto death, and I will give
thee a crown of life." Rev. 2: 10. Those
who are not consecrated to the death line
are not going to get through. We may
as well look this matter squarely in the
face, for if we do not get this trueness in
our souls, something ere long will overcome
us, and we may go down for the last time.
" But he that shall endure unto the end,
the same shall be saved." Mat. 24: 13.
The early Christians had to have their
consecration unto death. Paul said at one
time, " For we would not, brethren, have
you ignorant of our trouble which came to
us in Asia, that we were pressed out of
measure, above strength, insomuch that we
despaired even of life: but we had the
sentence of death in ourselves, that we
should not trust in ourselves, but in God
who raiseth the dead." 2 Cor. 1: 8, 9. " But
none of these things move me, neither count
I my life dear unto myself, so that I might
finish my course with joy, and the ministry
which I have received of the Lord Jesus,
to testify the gospel of the grace of God."
Acts 20: 24. It is recorded of those who
overcame the dragon or spirit of paganism,
that they overcame him " by the blood of
the Lamb, and by the word of their tes-timony;
and they loved not their lives un-to
the death." Rev. 12 : 11.
Reader, is this your experience? Have
you the sentence of death in you? Would
you rather die than give up the Lord, or
the truth on justification, sanctification,
divine healing, and the one body? Would
you rather die than yield to the Moloch of
sectism, or bow down and worship the god
of this world? How much trueness and
faithfulness have you in your heart? You
see that the Bible way is the only way to
heaven, and you have the doctrine of Christ
in your mind, but have you the grace to
walk in the light and truth God has given
you?
Oh, may God stir the hearts of his peo-ple
to more devotion, watchfulness, prayer-fulness,
and trueness unto death; for the
time is at hand that shall try men's
hearts. Let us diligently trust the Lord
to strengthen and develop the principle of
trueness and integrity in our souls, and let
us never pass by the smallest tests, for a
strong decision is made by being true in
every trial however small, and the Lord
says, " He that is faithful in that which is
least, is faithful also in much: and he that,
is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much." Luke 16 : 10.
THE ROYAL LAW.
BY MARY S. A. ANDERSON.
WITH the fear of God upon my soul I
write a few words for my precious Savior,
and hope that they may encourage some
soul to seek a closer walk with God and
a life more devoted to his blessed service.
" If ye fulfil the royal law according to
the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neigh-bor
as thyself, ye do well." Jas. 2: 8. Now
we see the essence of this royal law is love.
What is love ? It is that which made God
send his only begotten Son into this sin-cUrsed
world to die that we might live.
It was love that made Jesus a willing gac-rifice.
Love is of . God, for God is love.
The greatest proof that the Christ life'is
within us, is our possessing a sincere love.,
" If ye have net' the Spirit of Christ, ye
are none of his." So when we have a deep
love in our hearts for the souls of man-kind
and for suffériq humanity, we know
such love is of Gott- Think Of jesus- how
his great heart filled with love and com-passion
for the sick and suffering ones,
how tender and gentle his touch on the
fevered brow, how kindly his eyes shone
with the love that filled his bosom, how
sweet and full of love were his words to
those who came unto him for healing.
, Praise God ! " Jesus Christ, the same yes-terday,
to- day, and forever." His love is
not a whit less now than it was then.
" For God so loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that whoso-ever
believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life." John 3: 16. Oh, the
unfathomable depths of God's love for sin-ners
! Our finite minds can not grasp it.
God's love for sinners- how precious the
thought ! Some make a mistake sometimes
in dwelling too much upon the severity of
God. Beholding his goodness and the atone-ment
of Jesus will do more to bring the
unsaved to repentance than will thinking
upon his severity. The Bible plainly tells
of God's love for the poor lost sinner, al-though
he can not look on sin itself with
any allowance. " But God commendeth his
love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us." Rom. 5 : 8.
It was love that constrained him to leave
his glorious home in heaven. It was love
enabled him to endure the hardships of the
life he led for the benefit of others. He
had no place to lay his head. It was love
that made him go about doing good and
healing the sick. It was love that sustained
him when he sweat as it were great drops
of blood. It was love made him bear the
sins of the whole world- even yours and
mine. Praise God for such love ! It was
love made him submit to be crowned with
thorns, and to endure the scoffs and jeers
of an angry mob. Through love he endured
the cross and despised the shame of such a
death. In love he uttered the prayer,
" Father forgive them, for they know not
. what they do." It was love that made him
to be sin in our stead in the hour of his
death, when his Father, who could not look
on sin, withdrew his presence from him,
and Jesus cried, " My God! My God ! why
hast thou forsaken me?" Oh, the fulness
of the sufferings of Christ- an evidence of
the most sublime love that ever was known.
Through it he triumphed over death, hell,
and the grave, and rising victorious, he
opened up the perfect plan of salvation
for all mankind, and it was all for poor
lost sinners. Halleluiah !
We see the royal law is a law of love,
and if we fail to keep it, we are surely
without God. So the first thing we wish
to know is, How are we to obey this law?
We must first become members of the royal
family. " But ye are a chosen generation,,
a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a pe-culiar
people; that ye should show forth
the praises of him who hath called you out
of darkness into his marvelous light, which,
in time past were not a people, but are now
the people of God." 1 Pet. 2: 9, 10. " And
hath made us kings and priests unto God.",
Rev. 1: 6. " And hath made us unto our
God kings and priests : and we shall reign
on the earth." Rev. 5: 10. " They which
receive abundance of grace and of the gift
of righteousness shall reign in life by one,
Jesus Christ." Rom. 5 : 17. Members of
the , royal family, the family of God. - See'
Eph. 3: 15. We are made so by full sal-vation,
reigning in life over sin, the world,,
the flesh, and the devil. We are more,
than conquerors through him that loved us.
The royal law is written, not in tables of
stone, but in the tables of our hearts. " For
this is the covenant that I will make with
the house of Israel, after those days, saith
the Lord ; I will put my laws into their
minds, and write them in their hearts :
and I will be to them a God, and they
shall be to me a people." Heb. 8: 10. So
after we become members of his royal
family through the salvation purchased by
his Son, and reign in life, and have
the royal law in our hearth and minds,
let us see what the first command is.
" Jesus saith unto him, Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart and
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it. Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two
commandments hang all' the law and the
prophets." Mat. 22: 37- 40. " Love work-eth
no ill to his neighbor : therefore love
is the fulfilling of the law." Rom. 13 :. 10.,
We are commanded to love the brother-hood.
" We know that we have passed
from death unto life, because we love the
brethren. He that loveth not his brother
abideth in death [ a positive we know].
Whosoever hateth his brother is a mur-derer:
and ye know that no murderer hath
eternal life abiding in him [ a positive ye
know]." What are we to know ? That we
are born again, or that we have eternal life.
" And this commandment have we from
him, That he who loveth God love' his
brother also." 1 John 4: 21. " By this we
know that we love the children of God,
when we love God, and keep his command-ments."
1 John 5 : 2.
We are also commanded to love our
enemies. " But ', say unto you, Love your
enemies, bless them that curse you, do good
to them that hate you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you, and persecute
you." Mat. 5: 44. Nothing short of the
grace of God in our hearts Can enable us to
keep this blest command.
We are to love his ministers. " And we
beseech you, brethren, to know them which
labor among you, and are over you in the
Lord, and admonish you; and to esteem
them very highly in love for their work's
sake." 1 Thes. 5: 12, 13.
We are to love his Word. " Thy word
is truth." John 17: 17. And in 2 Thes.
2: 10 we see the sad fate of those who re-ceived
not the love of the , truth. We are
to speak the truth in love, and walk in
love. We are also to love his appearing.
" Henceforth there is laid up for me a
crown of righteousness, which the Lord,
the righteous judge, shall give me at that
day : and not to me only, but unto all
them also that love his appearing. 2 Tim.
4 :. 8.
There are some things that we are com-manded
not to love. " Love not the world,
neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the
Father is not in him." 1 John 2: 15. " For
the love of money is the root of all evil."
1 Tim. 6: 10. " He that loveth his life [ in
this world] shall lose it." John 12: 25. We
should not love this old sin- cursed world,
neither the things therein- not money, and
not even our own lives. We should not
love the praise of men. " For they loved
the praise of men more than the praise
of God." John 12: 43. We should
neither love ourselves selfishly, nor love sin-ful
pleasures. " For men shall be lovers
of their ownselves, . . . lovers of pleas-ure
more than lovers of God." 2 Tim. 3:
2- 4. " He that loveth father or mother
more than. me is not worthy of me : and he
that loveth son or daughter more than me,
is not worthy of me." Mat. 10: 37. We
are not to love our dearest friends, to the
exclusion of the love we should have for.
Christ.
UNITY OF GOD'S FOLLOWERS.
BY INA ROE.
Dear Christian friends who love the Lord,
Since Christ has made us free,
It is his will that we should dwell
In peace and unity.
St. John in chapter seventeen,
Said we should all be one,
Even as the Father is
With his beloved Son.
Our Savior prays that thcse may be,
ln love and purity,
One with the Father and the Son,
In perfect unity.
Now, dear friends, how can we do this
If we divided be, •
If we belong to different sects,
And do not all agree.
Can we. be one with Christ, our Lord,
As he is with his Father,
If we have these division lines
And strive, one with another,
While Jesus Christ was on the earth
" He " kept them in God's name."
The " church of God," God's holy church, • Was ever then the same.
Sf. Paul, ih First Corinthians, three,
Warned all the people then
Not to be called by different names,
And not to walk as men.
But to be laborers with. God,
As we his temple are.
Dear friends, let us believe his word,
And trust his loving care.
A BIBLE CONSECRATION.
October 12, boa,
How are we to love God and each other?
Is a mere confession of love all that is re-quired?
" If a man say, I love God, and
hateth his brother, he is a liar." John 4:
20. " My little children, let us not love in
word; neither in tongue ; but in deed and
in truth." 1 John 3: 18. We see the ° only
kind of love that is acceptable is a genuine
love., ` For all the law is fulfilled in nne
worcliieven in this; Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself." Gal. 5: 14. Let each
one of us see that we obey the royal law,
for on this depends our having boldness
in the day of judgment. 1 John 4: 16, 17.
" Seeing ye have purified your souls in
obeying the truth through the Spirit unto
unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye
love one another with a pure heart fer-vently."
1 Pet. 1: 22.
Love is an everlasting grace in which
we should abound. All other gifts of the
Spirit are as nothing without the precious
ornament of love. " And now abideth faith,
hope, love, these three ; but the greatest
of these is love." 1 Cor. 13: 13.
THE FlTLNESS OF CHRISTIAN
EXPERIENCE.
" MY cup runneth over." Psa. 23: 5.
Recently the Spirit of the Lord brought
these words to my mind. At once this
question arose : What is the true meaning
of the words ? The answer was : In them
is implied the fulness of a Christian ex-perience.
This text therefore will furnish
a very good foundation for a Bible lesson
upon this subject. It is rather marvelous
to note by the Scriptures what is the full
Christian experience. We have just re-ceived
a letter from a brother in Nebraska
in which he asks, " To be saved and be
Christians, do we have to live free from
sin ?" I would ask him to read this lesson
through, and then try if he can find a place
for sin in one who has received a full
Bible experience.
A CHRISTIAN RECEIVES CHRIST'S FULNESS.
" And of his fulness have all we received,
and grace for grace." John 1: 16. " Till
we all come in the unity of the faith. and
of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto
a perfect man, unto the measure of the
stature of the fulness of Christ." Eph.
4: 13. A government may have a standard
of measure by which to measure its men
of war. Each soldier must fill the require-ments
of the standard. This text tells us
that Christians are to measure to the stat-ure
of the fulness of Christ, or, in other
words, the fulness of Christ is the standard
by which to measure a full Christian ex-perience.
I will now quote Eph. 1: 22, 23.
" And hath put all things under his feet,
and gave him to be the head over all things
to the church, which is his body, the ful-ness
of him that filleth all in all." My
soul stands in awe and wonder before such
a declaration. Here we learn that the
church is the body of Christ. In 1 Cor. 12:
27, we learn that Christians are the body
of Christ. Eph. 1: 23 tells us that this
body is the fulness of him that filleth all
in all. Christians are the receptacle of
Christ's fulness. His life and graces in
all their strength and beauty are imparted
unto them, and revealed through them un-to
the world. Christians are thus the ful-ness
of Christ. How wonderful!,
THE FULNESS OF GOD.
The apostle in a prayer recorded in Eph.
3: 19, prays that saints " might be filled
with all the fulness of God." It is won-derful
to be filled with God— with the ful-ness
of God— with all the fulness of God!
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT.
" And . be not drunk with wine, wherein
is excess ; but be filled with the Spirit."
Eph. 5: 18. It is our privilege and our
duty to be filled with the fulness of the
Godhead— filled with God; filled with
Christ; filled with the Holy Spirit.
FILLED WITH THE GOSPEL.
" And I am sure that, when I come unto
you, I shall come in the fulness of the
blessing of the gospel of Christ." Rom.
15: 29. The apostle was full of the bless-ing
of the gospel, and if he was, we can be
and should be.
FILLED WITH FAITH.
In Acts 6: 5 we learn that Stephen was
a man full of faith and the Holy Ghost,
and in Acts 11: 24 we learn that Barnabas
was a good man full of the Holy Ghost
and faith. Now if these men were full of
faith, we can be and should be. What
excuse can you give for your weakness of
faith? You ought to be full of it. You-can
be, and you ought to be ; other people
are, and you can be also.
FILLED WITH POwER.
" But truly I am full of power by the
Spirit of, the Lord." Micah 3: 8. Some
people seem to be so powerless that they
can hardly resist the devil; they can not
stand against: then can not
pray, etc, But it is your privilege to be
filled with the power of the Spirit so you
can do all things.
FULNESS OF JOY AND PEACE.
" Now the God of hope fill you with all
joy and peace in believing." Rom. 15: 13.
It is good to have joy and peace. , It is
better to be filled with joy and peace. But
it is indeed glorious to be filled with all
joy and peace. You say you have not.
much joy. It is your privilege to be full
of joy. Your peace can be and should be
like a river. Your cup can be running
over with joy.
FULL OF GLORY.
" Ye rejoice with joy - unspeakable and
full of glory." 1 Pet. 1: 8. , This is one
of the results of trials. Count them joy;
rejoice in them, and they will result in
filling you with glory.
FULL OF LIGHT.
" The light of the body is the eye: if
therefore thine eye be single, thy whole
body shall be full of light." Mat. 6: 22.
To have a single eye is to have but one
aim and purpose in life— one motive, and
that to glorify God. If you keep your eye
single, if you keep everything else out of
your aim in life but God's glory, your
being will be full of light.
FULL OF GOODNESS.
" And I myself also am persuaded of
you, my brethren, that ye also are full
of goodness." Rom. 15: 14. Some say there
is none good, but here we learn that there
were some that were full of goodness. If
they were full of goodness we can be.
There can be no sin left in the man who
is full of goodness.
FULL OF GOOD WORKS.
Dorcas was a woman full of good works.
See Acts 9: 36. To be full of good worlm
is to do all you can every day for God.
Christians should be zealous in good works.
If you are not doing all you can for God,
you have not the fulness of a Christian ex-perience.
Full of good works— up and do-ing,
turning every moment and ever y thing
to good account for God.
FILLED WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF GOD'S WILL.
The apostle prays for the brethren at
Colosse that they " might be filled with the
Imowledge of God's will in all wisdom and
spiritual understanding." Col. 1: 9. We
can know the will of God; not by our
natural intellectuality, but by the Spirit.
It is spiritual understanding. We can un-derstand
what God would have us do by
his Word and Spirit.
FILLED N A iTH FRUITS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
" Being filled with the fruits of right-eousness."
Phil. 1: 11. With the righteous-ness
of God in our soul, our life will be
right. The fruit of righteousness is right
doing, right thinking, right speaking, and
our life will be full of these fruits if we
have the fulness of Christian experience.
FULL OF PRAISE.
" Let my mouth be filled with thy
praise." Psa. 71: 8. The fulness of a
Christian experience in the heart results
in a mouth full of praise. Some people
believe in praising God in their hearts,
but here it says, " Let my mouth be filled."
I believe in sounding out the praise of God.
I am not ashamed to praise the Lord. " But
do not some praise him in formality and
by hypocrisy?" No doubt; but that shall
not stop me from praising him. There is
no more beautiful form of salvation among
saints than a good hearty " Praise the
Lord." Oh, beloved, keep filled with
praises. Keep your heart full and sound
them out through your lips. You will
smother them out, if you do not sound them
out. All of these make up the fulness
of a Christian experience and Christian
life. C. E. O.
THE. OVERCOMER'S INHERITANCE.
BY MARY COLE.
" HE that hath an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him
that overcometh will I give to eat of the
tree of life, which is in the midst of the
paradise of God." Rev: 2 a 7.
We will briefly consider some of the con-ditions
to meet to become an overcomer,
and also some of the promises to an over-comer.
If we are overcome in time of test
when ` God'is proving us, we will fail to get
the benefit and the fulfilment of the prom-ises
that tare to those who overcome. For
instance; • we are going through a severe
trial and the battle is hot. God's Word is
before us, and if believed; it will bring us
in contact with sufficient , Strength to enable
us to come off more than conqueror; but if
. his Word is doubted, the result is we are
overcome. What peril our souls are in,
and oh, how Satan will buffet us, and how
difficult it is for us to gain footing again.
I might add to this point, if we expect to
be classed with the overcomers and expect
to receive the benefits of the promises, we
must decide to believe God's Word, be-cause
that is the only way God has laid
down for us to attain unto a victor's crown.
It is the weapon God has put into the
hands of men with which to conquer their
deadliest foe. ` Take up the shield of faith
wherewith ye shall be able to quench all
the fiery darts of the evil one.' One might
ask, Why is this shield of faith so necessary
in the battle? Because to believe God's
Word brings God's power and protection
between you and the devil and his power.
" Upon all the glory shall be a defense."
When we believe God's Word, we believe
God, and there is all joy in believing.
Many souls who try to make their way
to heaven are not joyful and happy as they
should be, because they do not believe
God's promises and rest their faith upon
the same. The joy of the Lord shall be
thy strength. Faith exercised in God, re-sults
in strength to the soul. One who
counts God faithful and rests upon his
promises, is often lead to exclaim, " How
good the Lord is!" But if we mistrust
and doubt our dear heavenly Father, as
a result we will be listening to the enemy's
lies, and if we are not careful, we shall
let him talk to us against God. We are
either believing the Word of God or else
we are doubting him and believing the
devil, who is the father of lies. If we
ever expect to be classed with and have the
promises of a New testament overcomer,
we shall have to give up all unbelief and
become New Testament believers, and that
means to believe the whole Word of God.
Sometimes we hear people say, " I am
trying to believe." Did you ever think
that you are either doubting or believing,
one or the other ? It is much more satis-factory
to know that we do believe God's
Word without a doubt or waver. Ought it
to be a hard task to believe one who can not
lie ? The difficulty many of us have to
labor under is our early training in un-belief
caused by our past traditions. We
were just the same as told that God did not
mean what he said. Those days are past.
Now we will consider some of the pre-cious
promises to those who have really be-come
overcomers. Rev. 2: 11: " He that
overcometh shall not be hurt of the second
death." The second death will have no
power over him. " 0 death, where is thy
sting? 0 grave, where is thy victory ?
. . . Thanks be unto God, which giveth
us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ." " He that bath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches ; To him that overcometh will I
give to eat of the hidden manna, and will
give him a white stone, and in the stone a
new name written, which no man knoweth
saving he that receiveth it. " Rev. 2 : 17. Now
those who do triumph through faith under-stand
what it means to eat of the hidden
manna and also what is meant by the white
stone and the new name written. The word
plainly declares that no man knoweth sav-ing
he . that receiveth it. When our souls
are replenished by the hidden manna, we
will not be heard to cry, " My leanness,
my leanness," but we will be satisfied, and
praise the Lord.
" And he that overcometh, and keepeth
my works unto the end, to him will I give
power over the nations." Rev.; 2: 26. , Some
explain this to mean power over the de-nominations.
Whether that be true or not
it is power over the world, the flesh, and
the devil. Yea, we reign in , life by one
Christ Jesus. Read also verses twenty--
seven and twenty- eight: " And he shall rule
them with, a rod of iron; as the vessels of
a potter shall they, be broken to shivers:
even as I received of my Father." And
I will give him the morning star. Jesus
mine
offspringstar
angel to testify unto you these things
in the churches. I am the root mad the
says in Rev. 22: 16, " I Jesus have sent
offspring of ." David,
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and
then
the thberight
heritage
and
morning
of those who triumph through faith, is
grand' glorious beyond what words eau
express. Christ himself becomes their in„
heritance.
vietorsshNavlelasre. e _ Rwehva. t 3la: b a5d: of elthes
meth, the same shall be clothed with
thes coelf " He that
Now we
name
"
me before my Father, and before his
the book of life,
That shows that this class we
but I will confess
raiment ; and I will not blot his name
have mentioned already have their names
in the book of life. We are not one of that
number until we have repented of all san4
given our hearts to God, accepted him
our Savior, and received his saving grace
into our souls. Our names are then en.
rolled in the Lamb's book of life. _ When
we go on to perfection we receive our in.
heritance, even the sanctifying of our souls,
We are then in a condition to live the
life of an overcomer. The Word says,
" they overcome him [ the devil} by the
blood of the Lamb, and by the word of
their testimony ; and loved not their lives
unto the death." This will apply to as
when our souls are washed in the precious
blood of Jesus.
" Him that overcometh will I make a
pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall
no no more out. [ If he goes no more out,
he will cease backsliding and letting the
devil togs him aboutl And I will write
upon him the name of my God. and the
name of the city of my God, which is new
Jerusalem. which eometh down out of heav-en
from my God : and I will write upon him
my new name." Rev. 2: 12. Then we
surely willnot need any of the sect names
of to- day. Praise Cod ! The name he
(- rives us is sufficient. Glory to God in the
highest.
Now comes the crowning thought to the
overcomer. " To him that overcometh will
I urant to sit with me in my throne, even
as I also overcame. and am set down with
my Father in his throne. He that hath an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith
unto the churches." Rev. 3: 21, 22, Truly
this is eneonragement enough for any of
us. If we will decide to do our part, and
faithfully discharge every duty, resisting
the devil at all times steadfast in the faith,
and live a life of true devotion and watch-fulness.
our reward will he glorious. Amen.
CHRISTIAN LIBERTY AND Vomit
GUIDANCE.
BY G. P. TAbRLIt.
ARTICLE IX.
HAVING written somewhat of the press-ing,
need of divine guidance that exists with
respect to the moral aspect and effect of
things. we will now briefly consider some
elementary facts concerning a like need
with respect to spiritual and religious mat-ters.
Then, lest I overweary the reader,
T will hasten on to the practical application
of our entire lesson to our affairs.
When man fell and the desire of the flesh
became dominant in the soul, he became
carnal instead of spiritual. The heart's
undercurrent of conscious acquaintance
with the very nature of God having been
lost through sin. the instinct and faculty
of worship became darkened along with
the rest of his spiritual endowments. And
to use the language of Paul, it Ins not
long until men, while professing themselves
to be wise. became fools, and changed the
glory of the incorruptible God for the
likeness of an image of corruptible man
and of birds and of fourfooted beasts and
nreeping things.
Ever since the fall, man, on account of
his fleshly nature finds it difficult in wor-ship
to fix his mind and attention - upon an
invisible and intangible Being. The human
mind easily falls into the error of attempt
- ing, in the
imagination, to confine infinite God to an image or form; and both
Bible and secular history show us that men
at a very early date sought to aid their
worship by selecting some object or form-ing
one to represent the being worshiped.
Soon the worship was transferred to the
object and withdrawn entirely ffrom the
being represented. and thus idolatry be-came
fully established.
God gave revelations of himself at dif-ferent
times and in various manners m 01-
2 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
October 12, 1905.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
lug," was the reply. " Well, you work
cheap— to lay aside the character of gentle-man,
to inflict so much pain on your
friends, to insult the God who made you,
and to risk your own precious soul— and
all that for nothing; you certainty work
very cheap."
Profanity is a common sin. Man is not
adw saint,
ail
t ; E nrs aeo
neither is
is brand
nor can he ever be,
There is no excuse fhoer cswomeanr: iitnsg" t. h Iits ldisoteitnles.
not strengthen any one's credit. It does
not deepen the confidence of the commun-ity
in your integrity. It does not com-mend
one's goods, nor take the meanness
out of his customers. No honorable man
needs to add oaths to confirm his word.
Lust and wine plead pleasure; avarice,
gain; but the swearer sells his soul for
nothing. With many the desire for strong
drink is hereditary, a disease rather than
a vice, but the swearer can not claim a con-stitutional
tendency to this sin.
It grieves me to hear men talking in the
devil's language, when they ought . to be
praising God. " But," says one, " I never
swear unless someone angers me." So !
When someone displeases you, you insult
God. There is as much reason in that ex-cuse
as if you stabbed your father or
kicked your mother because somebody of-fended
you. " Oh," says one, " I don't
mean anything by it." When one is act-ing
without a motive, when he is awake,
and does things without meaning anything,
Moundsville, W. Va.
It is with a heart full of praises to
God that I write my testimony once again
in his paper. 1 am praising the dear Lord
for Bible salvation that saves and keeps
me from sin, and heals my body. 1 realize
deep in my soul this evening that 1 can
never praise the dear Lord enough for
cringing me out of sect babylon into the
pure light of the gospel. I am, by the
grace of God, a member of the only church
of the living God. Within the last six
months I have not been as faithful to God
as I might have been, having given down
to the enemy several times; but thanks be
to God, he has brought me forth victorious,
and is establishing me in his love and
truth. I desire the prayers of God's little
ones that I may ever keep humble and do-ing
the will of him who said, ' Learn of
me, for my yoke is. easy and my burden is
light.' My brother and I are now at home
with the Trumpet family, where we expect
to remain for some years. The Lord's will
be done. I count it a privilege that I do
not deserve to be here among the children
of God, and to have a minute share in this
blessed work.
As the ten- cent offer is now on hand, my
soul is stirred within, me to ask the saints
everywhere to remember the great dark
land of China, where hungry souls are cry-ing
out day and night for something, they
know not what to satisfy the longings of
the soul. We have on hand over five hun-dred
names and addresses of missionaries
in that country to whom we would like to
send the Trumpet for ten weeks, but finan-cially
we are unable to meet the needs. Who
will help to send five hundred Trumpets
to China for ten weeks ? Jesus denied
himself of comfort and ease that others
might find peace to their troubled souls.
Do we ? Let us deny ourselves. send
the pure gospel through the • Trumpet to
precious souls in China, for whom Jesus
died. • Unite with us in asking God to
speedily search out all honest souls in that
neglected land. " Cast thy bread upon. the
waters : for thou shalt find it after many
days." Eccl. 11: 1. " In the morning sow
thy seed, and in the evening withhold not
thine hand : for thou knowest not whether
shall prosper, either this or that, or wheth-er
they both shall be alike good." Ecel.
11: 6.
" Have you had a kindness shown,
Pass it on, pass it on;
' Twas not given for thee alone,
Pass it on, pass it on.
Let. it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
Till in heaven the deed appears,
Pass it on, pass it on."
Your saved and sanctified brother in Christ,
for Jesus and China, William Hunnex.
ifl ey, Ky.
I feel it would be to the glory of God
to write my testimony° to the Trumpet.
Over eight years ago the dear Lard for-gave
all my. actual transgressions. On April
21, 1902, he gloriously sanctified my nature
by a second work of grace. About that
time I received a copy of the Gospel Trum-pet,
through which wife and I received
light on the true church. We came out of
the Baptist sect, and took our stand on the
Word of God against sectism and sin in
all of its deceptive ways. We find the
dear Lord present to help in every time
of need. He heals all our diseases. To
him be all the glory forever. I attended
the Ellisburg assembly. It was my first
opportunity to meet with an assembly of
the dear saints, and it was indeed a feast
perfect love and yet are indifferent as to
whether the joy that animates you is ex-perien.
ced by others or not? This could
not be.
Dear saints of God throughout the world,
especially here in Europe, let us bow our
knees together and cry unto God that he
send to Europe a company of ministers who
will fully proclaim his will. Jesus says in
the parable of the unjust judge ( Luke 18:
7, 8), " And shall not God avenge his own
elect, which cry day and night unto him,
though he bear long with them? I tell you
that he will avenge speedily." Let us con-tinue
to cry, until he does hear us. Our
faithful God will also bless his work in
Germany. Amen.
[ Prom the Evangeliums P08( 1( 1148.]
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der to make people wiser in respect to his
character, his will, the holiness of his na-ture,
and the spirituality of his substance.
', hit it is evident that when the mind
is under the power of the flesh, it is
difficult for it to comprehend the fact - that
God is a spirit, and that his substance is
spiritual. So we find idolatry rearing its
ugly head even in the homes of Terah,
Abram and Nahor ( Josh. 24: 2), Laban-and
Jacob ( Gen. 31 : 19, 30; 35 : 1, 2) ;
Israel in Egypt ( Josh. 24: 14; Ezek. 20:
5- 8), in the wilderness ( Amos 5: 25, 26;
Acts 7: 40- 42) as well as at many other
times. _ However the law, having a sanc-tuary,
ordinances, and precepts containing
spiritual truths in figure and symbol, which
the Lord committed to his chosen people—
the children of Jacob, served to teach them
some of the elementary lessons in theology.
In the provisions of this wonderful moral
and religious system, the living God that
inhabits eternity and fills both heaven and
earth by his presence, stooped to recognize
the craving in man's heart for something
in worship that might be seen, while at
the same time by means of its symbols and
types the sanctuary and ordinances of di-vine
service afforded ample stimulus and
scope for the exercise and instruction of
any spiritual perception a man might
naturally possess. King David loved the
house of the Lord and spent much of his
time there beholding as in a shadow the
beauty of the Lord and enquiring in his
temple. " How amiable are thy tabernacles,
0 Lord of hosts! My soul longeth, yea,
even fainteth for the courts of the Lord:
my heart and my flesh crieth out for the
living God. . . Blessed are they that
dwell in thy house: they will be still prais-ing
thee."
When Christ came he brought to man the
long lost inward knowledge of God for
which the righteous thirsted. He restored
man to the true spiritual worship of his
holy Creator. When talking with the
Samaritan woman he said, " The hour com-et,
and now is, when the true worshipers
shall worship the Father in spirit and in
truth : for the Father seeketh such to wor-ship
him. God is a Spirit : and they that
worship him must worship him in spirit
and in truth." Through the sanctification
of his spirit and its cleansing from the
power and influence of the flesh, man is
now free to pursue spiritual worship. By
the Holy Spirit that is given unto him he
both mortifies the deeds of the body and is
instructed and led in all that pertains to
the acceptable worship of the living God.
This is too evident to those who are spiri-tual
for us to take up space here in giving
scriptural proofs.
But now in addition to what has been
said, and by way. of conclusive confirma-tion
of what we have been affirming, name-ly,
that man absolutely requires divine
guidance in spiritual matters, let me just
ask the reader to take an earnest look at
both the heathen and the professed Chris-tian
peoples of to- day, and behold their
condition as they come before his mind's
eye. Surely as we look out upon the dark-ness
and the confusion, the sinfulness, the
dead formalism, and the infidelity, we must
acknowledge that divine guidance is a
necessity in the moral and religious world.
Its inhabitants are almost all as sheep with-out
a shepherd. And what are YOU doing
for them? When Jesus " saw the multi-tudes,
he was moved with compassion on
them, because they fainted, and were scat-tered
abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Then saith he unto his disciples, The har-vest
truly is plenteous, but the laborers
are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the
harvest, that he will send forth laborers
into his harvest." Mat. 9 : 36- 38.
" Souls - of men, why toil/ ye. scatter,
Like a flock of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts, why will ye wander
. Prom a love so true and deep?
Was there ever kinder shepherd,
Half so tender, half so sweet,
As the Savior who would have us
Come and gather round his feet?"
0
SWEARING.
BY J. F. CARTER.
ME law says, Thou shalt not swear
falsely.' Jesus says, " Swear not at all.'
Let your word be your bond.
FALSE SWEARING.
" What does Satan pay you for swear-ing
?" asked one man of another. " Noth-a
to my soul. I expect, the. Lord willing,
to enter the field in October with Bro. .
W. Fitzwater. Pray for me: )( Our' . kgvell
brother in. the one body. W. F. Chapel.
News from the Field
Nappanee, Ind., Sept. 30.
May the rich blessings of God abound
toward you all is my prayer. It has been
some time since I have written anything
of our summer's work in the gospel field.
First, I want to say that I am saved, kept,
and healed by the power of God. In com-pany
with other brethren and sisters, I have
held tabernacle meetings in the following
places : Lapaz, South Bend, and near our
home. After the meeting at home, we at-tended
the Claypool camp- meeting which
was a feast to our souls. After tnat several
of us went to Cayuga, and held a, camp-meeting,
then pitched our tent in the city
of Veedersburg, Ind., and held meeting al-most
two weeks. There were a few conse-crations
in each meeting, for which we are
very than kful, and give God the glory. .
Now' concerning our meeting at home I
want to speak of some things that took
place while it was in progress. I was taken
very sick after the meeting had been in
progress about three days. I called for the
brethren to anoint me. Jas. 5: 14, 15 was
obeyed, and healing came, but I could not
keep the victory. I called them again after
a day or two, with the same results. I
looked over my consecration, Bro. N. S.
Duncan being with me, but we seemingly
could find nothing in the way, but . I con-tinued
to suffer. Some of the saints thought
I would never get well, but I kept asking
the Lord about it, and he did not let me
know that my work on earth was done, so
I sent for Bro. David Leininger to come.
He and I have been together considerable in.
the gospel work. He came, the church here
gathered in, and Bro. Leininger with Bros.
Duncan and Ellison again anointed me and
prayed, and again the Lord answered
prayer. At that time wife was taken with
heart trouble and became unconscious, also
Sister L. Kaser was suffering with heart
trouble. They were prayed for, and were
both wonderfully healed. The power of
God came down upon us, so that some
shouted, some wept, and all were praising
God with a loud voice.
Well finally, it being quite late in the
night, the people went home, and the breth-ren
who staid with us retired. Bro. Lein-inger
was to sleep with me. It seemed I
had a special desire to have him near me.
He had been sleeping for some time, but
I could not sleep. Finally about half past
two o'clock in the night I awoke him, and
told him that I was suffering very much
again. We tried to pray. Everything
seemed so dark. We could not get hold on
the Lord. We began talking about . the
twenty years we had been out in this even-ing
light, and how faithful we had been.
We had neither of us voted with a political
party for twenty years. As we talked of
this, it brought to our minds something that
took place with me last fall. I had thought
of voting with the Prohibition party, and
had talked considerable about it to others,
yet I did not vote for the reason that I
would not wound the conscience of my
brethren. This came to my mind and also
to Bro. Leininger's about the same time.
He spoke to me about it, and there I saw
how I had left the old land- marks , of
twenty years ago. So I took my stand again
in the old way; and praise God, the healing
power came, everything cleared up, and I
went to sleep, and have been well ever since:
The Lord gave me strength so that I could
go to meeting the second night after I was
healed. Then. Bro. Duncan had to leave the
meeting to go to another, and the dear
Lord gave me strength to continue the
meeting from Thursday until over Sunday.
Sunday night there were six at the altar.
There were several saved before that.
Now I do not say in this that never
would vote under any circumstances, but
I can say this, as for me I could not vote,
with a party spirit. Sometimes little
things get in the way of our being healed,
but thank God, he is true to our souls, and
will search out the little things. Praise
his dear name ! I hope my experience will
be a benefit to others who may get into
trouble on any line. I am your saved and
sanctified brother in the one body,
for me. S. P. Strare
gi. eenitsiecinonvictwinhegnhihme w aonts
Who would think of calling a swearing
woman a lady ? The man who can be a
ontsinstoallibtye; never
wants to be anything else. The best
measure of a man is his mouth. Men
are judged not by what is on them or about
them, but by what is in them, and what
comes out. Swearing springs from a ma-lignity
of spirit in man, from the carnal
mind that is enmity against God. The
oaths that one utters may die on the air,
but God hears them, and they have an
eternal echo.
" Words are mighty, words are living
Serpents with their venomed stings,
Or bright angels crowding round us
With Heaven's light upon their wings.
Every word has its own spirit,
True or false, that never ' dies;
Every word man's lips have uttered,
Lives on record in the skies."'
A CRY FOR KELP.
BY 2, fAx TSRATILWat
OUT of my own heart and led by the Holy
Spirit, I wish to write something that will,
no doubt, be taken to heart by God's chil-dren.
This cry for help does not come
from one only, but from hundreds of hearts.
From America we hear that God in this
evening time is sending forth his ministers
to all the ends of the earth. Where are
these ministers? Where are they? in Ger-many
? in Europe ? the messengers of light ?
One minister is now here, Bro. Arbeiter,
but what can he do alone in this large
country? He was here for a few , days,
but to our profound regret, had to ' leave
and fulfil a call elsewhere.
Dear saints in America, you have min-isters
preaching the pure gospel, you have
camp- meetings where you assemble to-gether,
but what do we Germans have?
While you rejoice and are glad, hundreds
remain here in bondage ; they hunger and
pine for freedom from their awful bonds;
seeking and thirsting for the pure truth of
God's Word. God alone knows how Many
souls have already pined away with this
longing.
There are perhaps a number of ministers
in America in whose ears the cry has al-ready
sounded, " Come over and help us."
Have you stopped your ears to the cries of
the captives and oppressed ones ? Oh, do not
delay any longer, give heed to the call.
God will reward you an hundred fold. You
may shrink before adversities, having been
told that it was a hard place. Quite true,
but Jesus said, ' And whosoever doth not
bear his cross and come after me, can not
be my disciple.' You are a follower of the
despised Nazarene I well, bear the burdens
as he bore them. You say the perfect
love of Jesus fills your heart. You labor
in his name; you are, in a sense, here in
his stead. Do you think he would linger
on if he were in your place, and had re-ceived
this cry for help ? You have the
Uhe
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" Why did the heathen rage and the peo-ple
imagine vain things" when the gospel
of the kingdom was preached in all its
purity in apostolic days l Was it not be-cause
of the spirit of truth, the spirit of
holiness and the spirit of exclusiveness
which accompanied the church in her pris-tine
glory and which met antagonism from
spirits of opposite nature— the spirit of
error, the spirit of uncleanness, and that of
religious tolerance? Heathen religions were
all permeated by these antagonistic spirits,
foreign to the Christian religion. Such is
the case with all human religions at the
present time.
The church of God was founded by the
Lord Jesus Christ not for the purpose of
antagonism, but to be the " pillar and
ground of the truth." 1 Tim. 3:, 15. " Ye
also are budded together for an habitation
of God through the Spirit." Eph. 2: 22.
This was God's plan to perpetuate the
work, and evangelize the world. There-fore
the church which Jesus builds is the
_ house in which God dwells by the Holy
Spirit sent down from heaven— his spiri-tual
habitation. He unfolds the truth td
her, and bestows gifts for service so the
works that he did may be manifest in the
church: Let men and devils rage and opt
pose; our business is to publish the Word
of God and do the work.
Modern discussions are not in line with
our high calling and commission. In sub-mitting
to the rules of etiquette governing
debates, we descend to the plane of op-ponents
who are of the world. If we stand
upon the summit of holiness, clothed with
divine authority, and place the judgments
of God on all worldly spirits, tread upon
Satan, who is the ruling power in all our
adversaries; nothing will, be able to stand
before us. ' Our enemies will come out
against us one way, and flee seven ways,'
so great will be their, defeat, and perfect
will be our victory. We must never sur-render
our authority when called to face
an enemy, Far better never to discuss.
Some have . written me concerning one
Mr. Gentry, of Chicago, who signs his name
Dr., they supposing that he might be
brought into assimilation with the one
body. First, he has never broken his spiri-tual
affiliation with sectism; second, a man
who is the head of an institution, or one
above all, seldom descends to be one among
many ' where Christ is head and all ye are
brethren.' If he will come the humble
Bible way, God can clean him from all tra-dition,
and fit him in the one body.
G. L. C.
NOTICE.
All the preachers in the church of God
recognized by the one body as preachers,
whether ordained or unordained, are re-quested
to write to me at 400 W. 74th St.,
Chicago, Ill., and secure a blank which
they are to fill out promptly, and have it
endorsed and return it to me in order that
we may have a complete list of all the
preachers to send in to the railroad associa-tions.
Please be prompt, and we will send
you a copy of the proof list. If you are
ordained or are recognized as a local or as
a traveling elder, get your name on the
list, whether your time is wholly or in part
given to gospel work, whether you expect
to travel, or do local work only-. Helpers
who are only helpers and not preachers
need not apply. Sect ordination is not ac-cepted
by the church of God.
AA want this to be as complete a list
as possible. Your names will not appear
on the proof list if blanks are not returned
to me on or before the 31st of October 1905.
Do not wait until the last day; you may be
too late. Be punctual in this matter. We
expect no fee or remuneration for expenses
from those who expect no personal benefit
from railroad rates. Geo L. Cole.
C AMP- MEETING MEAT, TICKETS.
It is only in the last few years that any
test or experiment has been made in the
meal- ticket system, for defraying expenses
of feeding the people. Some experiments
have proved quite satisfactory while others
have created much comment and some op-position
to such methods. Let us ascertain
the facts and speak from knowledge.
WHO SHALT, PAY THE BILLY
Shall this responsibility rest upon the
trustees of the camp- ground ? No one will
say they shall be financially responsible
for it all. Shall the congregation in the
community where the meeting is held be
responsible for this entertainment, and be
compelled to settle the account ? No one
is prepared to say they shall. If people did
not eat, there would be no expense; it is the
eaters that make the expense. We all, have
to eat whether at camp- meeting or else-where,
and some one must settle the ac-count.
We make the expense, and we are
the ones to pay for the expense we make.
If we visit friends that are wealthy, we
expect them to furnish the hospitality free
and we to enjoy it. However, if we attend
a camp- meeting and are the ones bene-fited,
we are the ones to bear the expenses
of the same; and that , without murmuring
too. The food bill should not be reckoned
in as camp- meeting expenses. If every one
would see to it that they amply put in
money or food for their own expenses, and
a little to help some of the Lord's poor,
or for those necessary expenses of the meet-ing,
there would be no heavy burden left
for a few to bear after the meeting is over.
TRERE IS JUST ONE WAY TO HAVE A FREE
TABLE.
Everybody be just as free to put on all
they are to take off. It is no trouble fo
us to have a free table in the city: the
market is there, " And they can buy fot
themselves victuals." We have to take
off what we put. on. If we put on bread
and water we have bread and water to take
off. The more we put on, the more we can
take off. There is no one to complain of ; it is
our table; we furnish it, and we are satis-fied
with it. There is no restraint on any
one; if any of us want anything more on
the table, there is the market, and here is
the table: help yourselves is the open in-vitation
to one and all. Meetings in the
country are different; where. it is miles to
any market where food can be had. It is
necessary that some one buy some hundreds
of dollars worth of provisions beforehand,
bring it on the grounds, prepare and serve
it to the hungry multitude. It is the duty
of this multitude to raise this money, and
clear the , expense. This is not carap- mee t
. mul-- ing expense buthe board- bil of the
titude who attend the camp- meeting. Shall
this board- bill debt be raised by putting a
price on meals, or by freewill offerings, or
by collections ? Who will be responsible
for saying how this debt shall be raised?
Trustees do not want this responsibility; the
local congregation does not want to say how
this shall be raised; preachers do not like
to decide. Whoever decides this will nec-essarily
have to become responsible for the
debt, and foot the bill if delinquent. I
would suggest that since the account is the
debt of the people who eat, that they have
privilege of deciding this matter for them-selves,
as to the manner of meeting their
obligation; else, if this whole responsibility
rests on those having the management of
the cooking department, it should be also
left with them as to the manner in which
expenses of the same are to be met. The
authority and the responsibility must go
together. But why all this talk of money,
expense, debt, how to meet the bills, etc.?
Can we not live by faith, and say nothing
about these things, as it grates so on the
nerves? " Faith without works is dead be-ing
alone." You may use all the faith
you have, but be sure and observe the fruits
of your faith, before you talk faith, and
expect to ride on the faith of other people.
If your faith can accumulate your own fare
and expenses and several dollars to put
into the meeting expense fund, that kind of
faith is all right. But that empty- handed-faith
talk that seeks to jump a ten- days'
board bill at camp- meeting, and growl be-cause
something was . said about money, or
find fault about the table, cooking, etc.,
there is no faith to that. Such presumed
faith would starve you and everybody of
like faith. Thank God there is a real faith
that is not afraid to assume responsibility
that belongs to us, and also assist those who
are poor and weak in the faith. However
" God hath chosen the poor, rich in faith,–
and they are not slow to do their part.
But if your faith never puts anything into
your hand to give, you can not count on
it, and simply riding on the faith of others
will not put you in possession of such
faith. Geo L. Cole.
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Office Items.
We note the return of Bro. and Sister
F. W. Krenz from Michigan.
A young brother from Tyrone, Pa., W.
E. Burge by name, has come amongst us.
Bro. Merton Merica, from Indiana, son
of Bro. J. H. Merica came to us recently as
a worker.
A sister by the name of Nancy Mundorff,
from Bolivar, Pa., arrived at the Home last
Thursday.
The position in the business department
vacated through Sister Foster's departure,
is at present being filled by Bro. Jno. W.
White.
On account of a severe attack of typhoid
malaria N. H. Byrum has been unable to
attend to his office duties during the past
ten days.
On account of the increased amount of
work we have added to our composing- room
a large imposing- stone, which will be used
in making up large forms for the press;
We expect that by the time this issue
reaches the people we will be able to fill
all orders for the book, " How We Got Our
Bible." The issue of this booklet has been
delayed on account of the pressure of other
work.
A CORRECTION.
In the report of the Bieber, Cal., camp-meeting
sent in by Bro. J. D. Hatch, and
published in the issue of July 27, there was
a line omitted from the second paragraph,
through an oversight. It reads as though a
certain man had an independent spirit and
had to be set aside; whereas the one re-ferred
to is a woman, and the spirit was
characterized as unsubmissive and self
justifying and insubordinate, as well as in-dependent.
These words were omitted by
mistake.
General Notes
and News,
Moundsville, W. Va., assembly
to Dec. 3. Come.
Last week statement was made ' that it
would require an average of 1,040 ten- Cent
subscriptions a day in order to secure me
hundred thousand by January 15. The
average number was received the first week
in October.
When you read the Trumpet and enjoy
it, do not forget that it is within . your
power to have it make its weekly visit to
a hundred homes before the special offer
closes. You can get them to subscribe, or
earn money and pay for it yourself, or in_
duce others to help you to send it ' to them
Why not make the decision, and go to work
with a determination and prayer of faith.
Last week a brother who is giving all
his time in the work of the ministry sent
$ 10.50 to have the Trumpet sent ten weeks
to one hundred and five invalids who are
" shut- ins"; most of them no doubt the
doctors have pronounced incurable. They
are poor, sadly afflieted, and unable to work
and earn a living. Surely God will bless
the brother, and make the paper a blessing
to each of them. What a blessing it would
be to them if some one would send them
" The Secret of Salvation," " Divine Heal-ing
of Soul and Body," or some other good
hook.
India is again threatened with a famine,
not the whole of India, but certain parts of
it. In the Punjab district, which is a large
portion of northwestern India. there are
forebodings of a terrible famine. A month
ago it had already begun to make its rev-a..
es, with hunger, sickness, suffering, and
death following its track.
Lahore, India, is ill the Punjab district.
This is Nvit r Bro. Jarvis has the Orphan-ae-
e of famine children, some of whom were
rescued during- the famine of 1897 and are
now , going forth as missionaries. Bro.
Jarvis and coworkers are preparing to res-cue
more children as the famine e . continues
to rage. Sometime ago he made known his
need of a ton of literature for the work be-fore
him and his Nvorkers, also of an engine
and pump sufficient, to pump water - for
three hundred persons, and water the crops
being raised for their support during the
famine, a mill to grind the wheat, a saw
bench, etc. Several have responded, but as
yet the amount. is not sufficient to make
the purchase.
The eamp- meeting at Lahore, India, is to
be held Nov. 1- 15. The American mission-aries,
and native brethren and sisters from
other places are expecting to he there. Pray
that the meeting may be much blessed of
the Lord.
In a letter from Bro. Win. Ebel, editor
of the. Evan9-. eliums Posaune, we learn that
he has been severely afflicted for some time
at Norwalk, Wis. He has been in the evan-gelistic
work most of the time during the
past three years. He writes that the. Lord
has wonderfully helped him in his. afflic-tion.
and desires prayer for his complete
recovery.
Bro. W. W. Fitzwater, of Kentucky has
been traveling from place to place since the
latter part of July, and reports some
precious meetings at Milledgeville, Jeffer-sonville,
Ky., Ellisburg, Winslow, Ind., and
Carlisle, Ky. In these meetings God man-ifested
his power in saving. souls from
sin, sanctifying believers, and healing the
sick.
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Questions
Answered.
+ PROMPTLY STOPPED WHEN THE
4. TIME EXPIRES.
Ques. Can a man raise hops for brewery
men to make beer With and be a Christian
in the sight of God ? Is it right for Chris-tian
people to pick hops and work in hop-yards
?
Ans. No, it would not be right for a pro
- fesing sainto raise hops for a brewery
man to make beer with any more than it
October 12, 1905.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
a half a day, and we are having victory
every day."
If people only knew that a very small
per cent of hops is contained in beer com-pared
to the amount of other products,
especially barley, it seems they could treat
it from the same standpoint. Hops are to
beer just what yeast is to bread. I know
of no saint who raises hops, and our advice
is and has been to the saints to raise other
products because of the weak conscience of
some, etc., but in this we request more than
we could bind upon our brethren by the
Word of God. J. L. Green.
[ In the foregoing article Bro. Green has
given good practical advice which we be-lieve
will be helpful to those who have been
troubled on the subject mentioned. En.]
would to make the beer himself, that
where the producer has the one object o
purpose in view, namely, to make beer
and under such conditions it would not
consistent for the saints of God to he1p
raise and pick the crop. However, th
question is in the extreme, and will apps
to but very few hop- growers, if any. I
the question had been asked thus : '' Can
man be a Christian and yet raise hop
when he knows that a brewery man ma
buy the same to make beer with / " it wool
place it in a different light, and shoal
be answered altogether differently.
I am aware that some of our dear bre
ren have a deep conscientiousness ag
either raising or picking hops, and sam
go so far as to say it is wrong to hire out
to plow the grounds where hops are to b
planted. It is with Christian love an
respect to all my brethren who hold such
views that I write this article, and I am
sure it is not without much prayer and
looking to God for heavenly wisdom in sm the
matter.
It is very evident that the devil is try
jng to, bring in a spirit of division, critici
and disrespect among the dears asianitns in the
hop- growing districts of Oregon by getting
some to hastily censure and condemn others
for working in the hops. I pray God to de-feat
the devil in his undertaking.
Hops of themselves are all right, and in
their original state stand on an equal basis
in purity and legitimacy with any other
product of God's creation ; and if there
were no hops used in the manufacture of
beer, there would still be a market for hops,
and hops could be bought in almost any
market in the United States if not in the
world. It is true that the demand would
not be so great as it is, but the same can
be truthfully said of the production of corn,
barley, rye, peaches, apples, prunes, berries,
etc. It would be wrong for you or me to
raise any of these articles for the express
purpose of making intoxicating drinks, yet
we can place them upon the general market,
and if wicked men buy and pervert them
from their pure state, we are not respon-sible;
but sin begins with the man who
changes them into a beverage for a bad
purpose.
When we begin to assail the production
of a useful article, and count it sin to hire
out to grow or pick the sante, we are going
to extremes, and binding burdens upon
people, which is nut pleasing to God. I
have no personal interests in the matter,
but there are many poor people and even
of God's dear saints in this country
that have to depend largely upon the hop-yards
for work to make a living, and many
of the dear saints are glad when hop-picking
comes so that they can have a little
money with which to help in the work of
the Lord. Our little Sunday- school chil-dren
in one class all agreed to earn fifty
cents each in the hops this year for India,
and yet none of the saints would pick hops
if they could not keep victory.
Those who can conscientiously work in
picking hops should not speak lightly of
those who do not yet feel free to do so,
by using such expressions as " fanaticism,"
" cranky," etc. Neither should those who
do not pick speak lightly of those of their
brethren who feel clear to earn their liv-ing
by such honest toil.
I will take the liberty of inserting a few
lines of a letter which I have just received
since writing the above. It is from a dear
brother and sister who have been laboring
faithfully in the ministry here in this
Western field for more than one year, most
of which time has been in new fields where
there were no saints. They having no rail-road
permit were at considerable expense,
and were recently brought to a place where
they felt it to be God's will for them to
labor with their hands to get a few neces-sary
things and traveling expenses, and as
hop- picking is about the only work to be
had there they have been picking for sev-eral
days : and I am sure I had much
rather be in the hop- yard helping them
earn their needed means than to stand off
and criticise, and I believe anyone else
would keep better victory. Here is a part
Of their letter :
" Dear Bro. Green : We send you greeting
4 i
n the precious name of Jesus. We are
i11- in the hop- yard, and will be for four
days yet. Will try to find more hop- work
for next week, after which we go to the--
meeting.
th-ains
Ques. Please explain Luke 11: 24- 26.
H. A. S.
Ans. " When the unclean spirit is gone
out of a man, he walketh through dry
places, seeking rest; and finding none, he
saith, I will return unto my house whence I
came out. And when he eometh, he find-eth
it swept and garnished. Then goeth
he, and taketh to him seven other spirits
more wicked than himself; and they enter
in, and dwell there : and the last state of
that man is worse than the first." Jesus
was trying to show that there was some-thing
more than simply casting out evil
spirits. To cast out the spirit and leave
the person in that condition would likely
result in their soon becoming possessed with
many more than at the beginning. They
need salvation after the devil is gone out,
then if they continue saved, the devil can
not take possession again. This was the
kind of work that Jesus was doing for those
whom he delivered.
News from
the Field.
Winslow, Lad.
I am still praising the Lord for a free
and full salvation that keeps me in Father's
control ready to do his will at all times.
I wish to say that the dear Lord has made
a way for us to get a home, for which we
give him many praises, and also thank the
dear brethren whoever they were for a
kind donation that was presented me at the
Pike County camp- meeting.
I have just returned from Lyles, Lid.,
where we had three precious meetings and
also a baptizing service, where twelve happy
saints went down into the watery grave,
praising God, and came up shouting to
know that they were counted worthy to
follow the Lamb of God in this precious
ordinance. Will say that God has a work
started there. The only preacher that they
have ever had is the Gospel Trumpet litera-ture.
A few years ago in some way the
Gospel Trumpet happened to get in that
community, and was handed from one to
another, and as its light is like a city that
is set on a hill and can not be hid, many
precious souls have found their way out of
sects, and have returned to Zion with songs
and everlasting joy upon their heads. I
will return soon if the Lord is willing to
give them nearly a ten- days' meeting. Any
of the saints passing through Lyles, Ind.,
will find a welcome home at Bro. Nathan
Pierce's. Your brother holding up the
cross of Christ to a dying world.
Ira Russ.
Armstrong, Mo., Sept. 26.
Since the Carthage camp- meeting in com-pany
with Bro. Willis M. Brown, we went
to Mill Creek, Mo., where Bro. Brown
preached two sermons, which were blessed
of God. From there we went to Barney,
Iowa camp- meeting. The first few days of
this meeting the weather was rainy, yet God
did own his Word. Praises be to his name !
Bro. S. W. Woods, of Brownville, Neb., was
at this meeting, and assisted in preaching
the Word of God. Bro. Brown left for his
home, after the first Sunday of the meeting,
having rendered efflicient service for the
Master in setting forth the truth on many
lines to the comfort and edification of all
the saints and lovers of - the truth, and es-pecially
on that part of the truth relating
to healing in the atonement of our Lord.
Some were healed, and evil spirits cast out.
Yea, all who accepted the Word, were
helped of the Lord.. Several came to this
meeting who were led to accept the truth
New Springfield, 0., Sept. 27.
With joy and gratitude in. our hearts un-to
God, I now take my pen to make men-tion
of his works. On account of sickness
at home I was not able to hold tent- meet-ings
until the forepart of August. Our
little daughter Faith was afflicted with
typhoid fever, and on the evening of the
fourth day of her sickness we anointed her
with oil and laid on hands and God heard
our cries and healed her immediately of
her fever. The way was then soon opened
for me to leave home.
Our first meeting was near Beaver Falls,
Pa. At this meeting some were friendly to
the truth, and one sister was sanctified.
From that place we went to Ellwood City,
Pa., where " we were joined by Bro. W. W.
Titley. At this place two sisters were sanc-tified;
one of them renouncing sectism to
walk in all the truth. A few in sectism
stated that they were not satisfied in their
sects, and are yet seeking the way out
by attending the meetings of the saints
at that place.
From Ellwood City we came on to this
place, where we are at present holding
forth the whole truth. A few have already
been saved and sanctified, and God has
manifested his healing power in behalf of
the sick. The church here and at Ellwood
City is mating real spiritual advancement,
and we look for an increase to their num-ber.
Sister Annie H. Martin has thus far
assisted in all the above meetings. We
solicit the prayers of God's saints that we
may have much wisdom to deal with pre-cious
souls, and keep ourselves unspotted
from the world. Yours in holy love,
Edward J. Asap Jr.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 27.
I am glad we can report victory for
Wing Jesus, both in soul and body. Have
been engaged in tabernacle meetings since
May 23d, except two meetings. This sum-mer's
campaign has been a glorious one,
and also victorious: I am glad we can re-port
that the work in southern Indiana is
on the increase. Sister Meyers, her daugli-ter,
and I just closed a twelve days' meet-ing
at Marengo, Ind. Four or five were
saved, three sanctified. One was baptized,
and believers were strengthened, also God
stretched forth his hand and touched the
body of Sister Meda Rawlings, who was
afflicted with typhoid fever. Also I am
glad to again testify to the goodness of God
to us in healing our twin boys. Both were
attacked with maleria fever, which in. the
case of one terminated in real typhoid, but
by our continual coming to T- Tim, and a per-fect
obedience to his Word, calling for the
elders and anointing with oil, the Lord has
done the work, and he is now gaining in
strength. We are now at Louisville,
in the home of Bro. and Sister Meyers.
Lord willing, will begin a tabernacle meet-ing
here the 28th. This will be our last
tent- meeting for the season. Our per-manent
address is Bedford, hid. We wish
the prayers of the saints that we keep
humble and do his
Edgar and Clara Fleenor.
Augusta, Okla., Sept. 25.
Since my last report I have continually
been engaged in the work of the Lord. I
attended the Norton, Kan., camp- meeting.
Here I met Bro. J. W. Byers and wife, also
Bro. Bailey and wife whom I had never
met. Several were saved and sanctified - at
this meeting, and many healed. Sister Anna
Kriebel was ordained to the ministry. At
this place, through carelessness, I exposed
my head to the direct rays of the sun and
have suffered severely since on account of
it. At the Quenemo, Kan., camp- meeting,
in answer to prayer, I was relieved of my
suffering and dizziness to a great extent,
but I still suffer when exposed to the sun.
I ask the prayers of all the church that
I speedily recover from all effects of it.
Leaving there in company with Bro. Mc-
Mister I came on home to Neosho Falls,
Kan., he to Eldorado, Kan. I was per-mitted'
to spend Sunday with my family
and the church at home, next day going
on to Carthage, Mo., to prepare for the
general western camp- meeting. Many were
saved, sanctified, and healed in this meet-ing,
which had the largest attendance of
saints we ever had in. the West. All the
expense of the meeting was met, and quite
a sum given to the ministry. It was de-cided
to have one more camp- meeting at
Carthage next year, and. in the meantime
seek out a suitable place for a permanent
location.
From the Carthage meeting I came to
Augusta, Okla., camp- meeting. This was
a precious meeting, and while not a great
many were saved, the saints received much
help and encouragement. Thirty dollars
was contributed to the India work, and one
hundred and seventy ten- cent subscriptions
to the Gospel Trumpet were , received
through the efforts of Sister McCully and
me. I obtained about three hundred last
year, and this year I am asking the Lord
to help me obtain five hundred or more.
I go to- day to the Arkansas City camp-meeting.
From there to Cleo, Lord willing,
for a few days, then on to the Amorita,
Okla., meeting. We are praying for this
meeting to be the best camp- meeting of the
season. Your brother in Christ,
S. G. Bryant.
936 Lake Ave., Ft. Wayne, hid., Oct: 3.
For some weeks I have felt like writing
concerning the Lord's good dealings, and
this morning I will satisfy my heart by
writing. Though silent for a time we have
not ceased to fight in this holy war. Though
some battles have been fierce, praise God,
we have come out without the smell of
fire upon our garments. First, I must tell
you that I am saved and sanctified and
have the old- time glory in my soul. ,
Husband and I felt the Lord laying it
upon us to come to this place to labor
in the gospel. We moved first to 1208
Park Ave. We soon found we were too
far from the center of the city far the con-venience
of the saints. We prayed earnest-ly
for the mind of God and were directed
to a far more suitable place. Our address
now is 936 Lake Avenue. We extend a
hearty invitation to all saints to come and
see us. We have a ten- roomed house, with
electric lights and furnace heat for only
twenty dollars a month. I have always
said, since God called me into the gospel
work that I never expected to go to ' house-keeping
just to satisfy/ the flesh, have things
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Once more we report victory in Jesus'
name. The Ableman, WM., camp- meeting
was a success for God and souls. Ministers
present were Bros. A. S. Kriebel, Ebel,
Kreutz, Kilpatrick, Lydia Meyer, J. N.
Howard, and I. The Ward of God went
forth with power at every coming together.
The heresy known as the " one work
theory" was thoroughly exposed by the
preaching of. the Word, and some who had
never been entirely free from. seetism made
their escape. Though the outside attend-ance
was not so large as at other meetings
held on the same grounds, yet those ac-quainted
with the work in Wisconsin ex-pressed
themselves as being satisfied that
the work done was more thorough than ever
before. We kept no account of the conse-crations
made, but are assured that the
Lord has an account of every one who was
born in Zion. Many professed justification
and sanctification by the washing of regen-eration,
and the renewal or baptism of the
Holy Ghost. A goodly number presented
their bodies for healing at different times
during the meeting, and many of them tes-tified
to the manifestation of the power of
God in delivering them from their afflic-tions.
I have been blessed with the privilege of
attending a number of camp- meetings,
which have been reported by others. Since
the Moundsville assembly I have helped in
the following meetings: Grand Junction,
Brushy Prairie, Springfield, Claypool,
Ableman, ilshire Ft. Wayne, Red Key,
and Berne. meeting was a tent-meeting
held by Bro. - S. Ford, and was
blessed to the salvation of a few souls.
In general there was a good work done, and
a good impression made upon the congrega-tions
that attended. As a whole this has
been the most successful year of my life
in the work of the Lord. Yours in him,
Geo. W. Howard.
through reading the Trumpet, and a few
were saved. Thirteen or fourteen followed
the Lord in baptism. The meeting closed
Sept. 24th with victory for the precious
Word of God. My soul does magnify our
God for his saving, sanctifying, and healing
power. Your brother saved and sanctified
wholly. R. H. G. Keeran.
October
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
from Gordo. Ministerial help needed. R.
A. Mullin, No. 92.
Violet, Okla. Assembly. Nov 17- 26. Ali
saints and lovers of the truth in reach are
in vited. Violet is about two miles north_
west of Konawa, I. T. Konawa is the near_
est railroad station, and is on a branch
the M. K. & T. R. R. running from oki_
homa City to Ataka, I. T. Ministerial help
needed. For further information addr
Sister Almeda Cummins, Violet, Okla.
Somerville, Ala. General assembly at
Bethel meeting- house. Nov. 17- 26. Let all
the saints interested in the Hartsells camp_
grounds make a special effort to attend this
meeting. W. W. Conway, Somerville, Ala.,
or W. A. Hand, Wolff, Ala.
Stanley, W. Va. Protracted meeting be-ginning
Nov. 18th to last as long as the
Lord wills. Bro. M. N. Roark will be pre-sent.
Come, one and all, and enjoy this
meeting. For information address L. p.
Games, Stanley, W. Va.
Wolff, Ala. Assembly. Dec. 1- 10. yi
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of our own, etc., and that if I ever did keep
house it would be in direct connection with
gospel work. I told the Lord when I felt
he wanted us to conic that I was willing
to sit on a stool and eat my meals on a
goods box. The Lord has provided so
many more things than I could ask or
think that I know not where to begin
or when to cease praising him. He has
provided through his children so we will
soon have enough carpet to cover half the
floors of the house. °
This city has between forty and fifty
thousand inhabitants and more than half
of them are Catholics and Lutherans. We
earnestly solicit your prayers in behalf of
the work also that we be kept humble at
Jesus' feet.- There is much to do here in
the way of distributing literature, getting
subscribers for the Trumpet, and working
among the children. The Lord has sent
Bro. J. W. Daugherty and wife to- help in
the work. Others have spoken of coming
to assist in , different kinds- of . work, but
none have come yet. We are trusting the
Lord to . open the way soon for a public
place of worship. Lord willing, we expect
to have an, assembly later, will announce it
in the Trumpet. Dear saints, let us do our
best to get the Trumpet in as many homes
as possible while the ten- cent offer lasts.
I. give God the glory that he has kept
our baby. Nellie well, though we have had
to change . her milk. at least a dozen times
of late: Yours • in Christ,
Nora Hunter.
Ledford, Ill.
am praising God for his love to his
people and for the way he is working in
the salvation of souls. I believe the Lord
iS'' doing: a greater work this year through
his , true workers than ever before. Since
the' Moundsville assembly meeting I have
lAen'in. Some glorious meetings in Arkansas,
Missouri, and Illinois, where the Lord man-ifeSted
his power in saving and sanctifying
anti: healing the people. ' I am here in this
iideW field, standing in defense of the pure
gospel.' ' The Lord used Bro. Needham to
Plant the truth here and the devil is doing
Vlia- C ' he can to destroy the work through
Beet holiness preachers that came here from
the Sect holiness camp- meeting held at El-ddrada,
Ill. These men are preaching jus-tification
by faith, sanctification as a sec-end'
work of grace, divine healing for the
body; etc., but are fighting this reforma-tion.
They say we are prejudiced, close
communionists, etc.; in fact, they say we
are the worst sect on earth. I had quite a
talk with one of these men to find out what
they taught, and he told me that pouring
was the mode of baptism; but the Bible says
that we are buried with Chirst in baptism
And also risen with him therein. Col. 2: 12.
When I asked him if he taught his brethren
to greet one another with a holy kiss, he
said that was only a Jewish custom and
in the face of the following texts he made
fun, and said that a brother might have a
cancer on his lip, and that God did not
mean the brethren to greet in that way.
Rom. 16 : 16; 1 Cor. 16: 20 ; 2 Cor. 13 :
12; 1 Thes. 5 : 26 ; 1 Pet. 5: 14. To kiss
means to salute with the lips.
These men teach the millennium heresy.
One of them told me that when Christ
comes the second time the wicked will be
swept off the earth, and Christ will reign
a thousand years on earth with his people,
and Satan will be bound during this time
because lie - will have nothing to do. For
proof he quoted Rev. 20: 6, 7: " Blessed
and holy is he that bath part in the first
resurrection." Well I praise God that his
people now have part in the first resurrec-tion
and are both blessed and holy. " And
you hath he quickened, who were dead in
trespasses and sins, . . . and hath raised
us up." Eph. 2: 1, 6. We are quickened,
that is, made alive in Jesus Christ in re-generation.
God's true saints that have
received New Testament sanctification have
also entered into rest ( Heb. 4: 3, 9), and
are reigning, in life by Jesus Christ. Rom.
5: 17. They are not looking for a millen-nium,
for Jesus told his disciples that he
would go and prepare a place for them,
and would come again, and receive them
unto himself that where he is there we may
be also. John 14 : 2, 3. His people are look-ing
for him to conic again to receive them
unto himself. I feel like giving a word of
warning against these wolves in sheep's
clothing, but who, inwardly, are ravening
wolves. Mat. 7: 15. This stet holiness
spirit came to Temple Hill, Ill., where
tilod's people were once a unit. having been
knit together in love, and it caused divi-sion.
Some precious souls went into dark-ness,
and are in darkness until this day.
This soul- destroying spirit is so near like
the truth in its appearance that ft is calcu-lated
to deceive many. I will go from here
to Ramsey, Ill., hold two meetings in that
part, then go to my home in Missouri. I
desire the prayers of all God's saints that
I do his. whole will. Yours for the truth,
I. M. Hedden.-
444144+ 44.4.14.1* TESTIMONY.
We generally receive more testimonies than we
have room in our limited space to publish, and we
trust that no one whose testimony does not appear
will take offense. Our purpose is to make a
proper selection from what we have on hand.
I will just ask you all to pray for me. The
dear Lord saves me and blesses me and
heals me. I desire to be all he wants me
to be, and I want all he has for me. I de-sire
to be sanctified wholly that I may be a
complete overcomer and cease from all my
struggling and be fit for my dear Savior's
service at all times. I attended the Okla-homa
City meeting in August, and received
some benefit, and would have gotten more
help had I not waited until the last day of
the meeting to get where I could be helped.
Now I am in Corona, Riverside Co., Cal.,
and wish that if there are any of the saints
near me, I may hear from them. We are
here to make our home. We started from
Noble, Okla., Tuesday, the 19th of Septem-ber,
and got here Friday the 22d. The
dear Lord brought us safely through many
dangerous places, and I thank him for his
care. Pray, dear brothers and sisters for
me and my unsaved husband and children,
Maggie Davis.
Requests
for Prayer.
Please pray for the salvation of my
mother, and that my sister may be restored
to her right mind. J. P. Shellhaas.
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Calls for Meeting.
Can not some true minister of the gospel
come here and preach the Word in its
purity ? Mrs. Sarah A. Allen, Willzetta,
Lincoln Co., Okla.
There is a call for a minister to go to
Dawsonsprings, Ky., to preach the Word.
Address R. E. Limns.
I am wanting some of God's ministers
to come to Detonti, Ark., within six miles
of Benton, the county seat of Saline
County, and preach the full gospel of God.
I have not been baptized by a gospel
preacher, and there has never been but one
holiness man in this country. He was a
Union Methodist brother, and had three
modes of baptism. I want to be rightly
baptized by some one with proper author-ity
to do so. I pulled out long ago from
all sects, and secret societies. Yours in the
faith once delivered to the saints. Address
C. A. Payne, Corwin, Ark.
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Meeting Notices.
Emma, La Grange Co., Ind. Assembly.
Oct. 18- 29. Let the congregations , in reach
of this meeting come praying and agreeing
with us for this to be the best meeting
ever held at this place. John H. Merica,
Topeka, Ind.
Longview, Tex. Meeting. Five miles
northwest of Longview, beginning Oct. 21st
to last as long as the Lord leads. Minis-terial
help needed. For further informa-tion
address Sister Detie Mitchell, Judson,
Tex.
Cambridge Springs, Pa. General assem-bly
of all the churches of northwestern
Pennsylvania will be held in the new chapel
beginning Oct. 21st. For ten days this
meeting will continue day and night as an
assembly, after which it will continue sev-eral
weeks as a general revival effort. Let
all the saints who can, arrange to attend
this meeting, or at least a part of it.
Cambridge Springs is on the main line of
the Erie R. R., halfway between New York
and Chicago. Trolly lines run here both
from Erie and Meadville. Cambridge
Springs is easily reached by rail from any
direction. Bring straw- ticks and bedding.
Saints are coining from Maryland and other
distant points. Bros. B. E. Warren, I. S.
McCoy, J. Grant Anderson, Geo. H. Pye,
and other ministers expect to be present.
Come. Address H. M. Riggle, Cambridge
Springs, Pa., Box 288.
NEW YORK CITY ASSEMBLY.
The Lord willing, there will be three
successive assembly meetings of the church
of God in New York City- one in the
autumn, one in midwinter, and one in the
spring. Our autumn assembly will be held
Oct. 22- 29. Bro. Geo. L. Cole is now with
us, and will remain until after this meeting.
The services will be held on the third floor
in Eureka Hall, No. 285 8th Ave., New
York City. Let all who can, come. Those
who can not come, please pray for the
success of this meeting. We are willing to
care for those who come to the extent of
our ability, but our capacity for lodging
is very limited. Hbwever, furnished rooms
may be had near the meeting- place for
from two and one- half dollars to four dol-lars
a week, and by two rooming together,
it will be almost as cheap as coming to the
Home, for car fare from the Hall to the
Home is twenty cents for each trip. We
can care for a few, and we are persuaded
that God will make a way for all who will
come trusting him in faith. D. 0. Teasley,
302 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Verona, : Ont., ( on the Kingston and
Pembroke Ry.) Assembly Oct. 25- 30. This
being Thanksgiving time there will be cheap
rates on all the railroads; so let all the
saints in central and eastern Ontario and
in Quebec make a special effort to be pre-sent.
Come praying for a season of prec-ious
refreshing and determined' to get good
and to do good. Bring bedding with you.
H. W. Nelson, Verona, Ont.
Bliss, lVIich. Northern Michigan assembly.
Nov. 2- 12. Ministerial help needed. All
lovers of the truth are invited to attend.
All that come will be- cared for. Those
coming by rail, come to Levering on G. R.
& I., and notify the undersigned either.- by
mail or telephone. Jerome Keiser, Lever-ing,
Mich., R. F. D. No. 1.
Federalsburg, Md. A ssembly. No- v. 2- 12.
Sister Ora Teasley and other ministerial
help expected. We hope to see a general
gathering together of . the saints of the
east. Chas. E. Orr.
Squireville, Mich. Assembly. Nov. 3- 12.
A cordial invitation to all. You will be
taken care of. A Swedish minister is de-sired.
Those coming by rail notify J. E.
Squires, or W. H. Merritt, Pentwater,
Mich., R. F. D. No. 1.
Penton, Ala. Assembly. Nov. 3- 12. W.
R. Butler, Lafayette, Ala., R. F. D. No. 2.
Woodburn, Ore. Assembly. Nov. 3- 12
inclusive. Woodburn is thirty- two miles
south of Portland. All lovers of the truth
are invited to comae and hear the gospel in
its purity and fulness. Also any that need
help in body, come; for God can help the
body as well as the soul. Shelter will be
provided for all. All that can possibly
do so, please bring the necessaries for your
comfort, especially bedding. Straw for
ticks can be had here. We expect meeting
to begin promptly on the 3d, so come a day
or two before so as to get settled, and
not discomfort others as well as keep them
out of meetings. For further information
address Peter Chappelle, ' Woodburn, Ore.
Toledo, 0. Assembly.. Nov. 3- 13, or as
long as the Lord wills. A general invita-tion
is given to all, especially to those who
want a benefit from the Lord. A glorious
meeting is expected. Any, information de-sired
may be had by addressing T. J. Cox,
1514 Hicks St., Toledo, 0.
Chicago. Assembly. Nov. 26th to Dec.
3d, Address Geo. L. Cole, 400 W. 74th St.
Darlington, S. C. Assembly. Beginning
Nov. 3. Ministerial help needed. For in-formation
write W. H. Coleman, Helena,
S. C.
The general assembly of the church of
God in the State of Washington will be
held in the Saints' Home, ten miles smith
of Colfax, and ten miles west of Pullman
Wash., Nov. 10- 20. Further notice will it
given later. S. IT. Eddings.
Gordo, Ala. Assembly beginning Nov.
12. To be held about four miles northwest
OBITUARY.
HOLLY.- Sister Eliza Holly of Hunt-ington,
Ind., died after a few days' illness,
at her home a few miles south of the above.
named place, Aug. 7, 1905; aged 62 yrs.,
9 mos., 14 days. Funeral by
C. E. Hunter:
STROMBECK.- Mother Mary A. Strom-beck,
of North Webster, Ind., passed into
eternity after a long trial of affliction.
Through the prayers of God's people she
was enabled to get reconciled to God before
her death, and departed this life aged 61
yrs., 11 mos., 21 days. Funeral services
by C. E. Hunter.
MORROW.- Bro. S. B. Morrow, of
Stringer, Ala., was born April 25, 1838;
died Sept. 6, 1905. He accepted the true
light when he first heard it, and he earnest-ly
contended for the faith. He leaves a
wife and nine children. A few days after
returning home from the Hartselle camp-meeting,
he was taken sick and was con-fined
to his bed until his death, which he
seemed to welcome with all his heart.
Services were held by the saints at the Blue
Spring graveyard. M. Lee Allen.
TOFFLE1VIIRE.- Martha J. Toffleniire,
mother of Bro. J. C. Peterman's wife, de-parted
to be with Jesus Sept. 21, 1905; aged
67 yrs., 10 mos., 12 days. Her health had
been failing for about a year before her
departure. Mother Tofffiemire heard and
accepted the truth about nine years ago and
has since walked in the light and greatly
rejoiced in the same. She lived in bright
anticipation of heaven and many times her
face shone with heavenly glory as she
shouted, halleluiah ! She rejoiced with joy
unspeakable and full of glory for the hope
she had within her soul of seeing Jesus,
whom she loved. Funeral sermon by the
writer. Text, Heb. 9 : 27.
S. H. Eddings.
MUTER.- Catherine Circle Muter, wife
( 1 Bro. John Muter, was born on April 4,
1852, and very suddenly departed this life
to be with Jesus on Sept. 23, 1905; aged
53 yrs., 5 mos., and 19 days. Her departure
was entirely unexpected by the grief
- stricken family, and al who knew her. She
was as well as usual and was attendin g a
tabernacle meeting near Berne, Ind. As
Bro. Ford and I entered the tabernacle she
greeted us both with a hearty " praise the
Lord," and in less than ten minutes was a
corpse. She died without a struggle. Dear
Bro. Muter, although he was grief- stricken.
exhorted one and all, amid his sobs, to live
as she had lived, so they would be ready
when death would come to them. He bore
his sorrow with true Christian fortitude.
She leaves a husband, six SODS, and one
daughter, and many near relatives and
friends to mourn their loss of a faithful
wife, an affectionate mother, a loving sister,
and a true friend and neighbor. Funeral
services by the writer, in the Union meet
ne- ing- house athe cemetery, thre and o
- half miles east of Berne, Ind. A large On"
gTegation listened very attentively to the
Word of God. Text, John 5: 25- 29.
Geo. W. Howard.
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As . the book is filled with attractive
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and nobler deeds. Through the incidents
of our every- day life the Child is led to
reverence God and have a love for his
creatures.
The book is a stepping- stone toward a
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GOSPEL TRUMPET COMPANY,
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October 12, 1905.
to be done. During prayer the drar hiosn
unto you,' also that it is impossible for ote
whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done
of his words to fail, and we knew it had
to me, " Can you take God
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up, dressed, had my hair combed, and
weak and sore from the pain. I have not
been so well in every way for several years
as I have been since I was healed. It is se
and body. I for one am not ashamed to
sweet to trust Jesus for everything— an]
own him as my physician for soul and body-.
There is nothing too small or too great for
him to do. Pray for me that I ever live
humble before him. Your sister in Christ,
Audie E. Smiles.
Lakeview, Mich., Sept. 28.
TESTIMONY,
We generally receive more testimonies than we
have room in our limited space to publish, and Ile
trust that no one whose testimony does not appear
will take offense. Our purpose is to make a
proper selection from what we have on hand.
Linton, Inds.
. As my testimony has not appeared ' in
the dear old Gospel Trumpet for several
years. I thought that God might get some
glory by my testimony appearing again.
The Lord saves, sanctifies, and heals me,
and I am walking in All the light as it
shines on my pathway. Will also say to
the saints in the West, who know that I
got entangled to some extent in the anti-second
cleansing theory, that the Lord has
delivered me from that doctrine of men
and devils, and that I am saved by a
second definite work of grave, for which de-liverance
I do praise God. Any saints
desiring to correspond with me. address me
at Linton, Ind. Oliver P. Allen.
Lumberton, Miss.
I Win let pm hear from me once more.
It has been a long time sinee I wrote
through the Trumpet. but I have been very
busy all the time, working at least half
of the time with my hands and preaehing
the rest of the time. The Lord is crowning,
my feeble efforts with victory. I have been
made to rejoice to see a few souls brought
to the glorious light through my efforts.
and I hope God will use me more in the
near future. We have been living here
in this town over four years, and have had
a great deal of opposition and persecu-tion,
hut my wife and I have stood firm
and lived Christ before this people, and
have gained the confidence of a great many
here.
I have purchased a lot in the town and
have a house started. We have it framed,
covered, floored and seated, so we have been
using it all through the summer, hut the
weather will soon be too cold to use it
longer until it is finished. We have the
lot paid for, and most all other expenses
as ' far as we have gone are met. Your
brother in the one body, A. S. Jones.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
WE often wonder why more manifesta-tions
of the power of faith are not apparent
among the people of God. No doubt some
of the causes have not yet been clearly
discovered, but some have, and as we con-ttihnaunee
to walk in the pure light of present
truth, we shall be able to lay aside every
weight that hinders the onward march of
the faith once delivered tmto the saints.
This is peculiarly an age of unbelief
among the masses of the human family.
Jesus intimates that just on the eve of his
second advent would be a period of ma-belief.
" Nevertheless when the Son of
man cometh, shall he find faith on the
earth 7" Luke 18 : 8. This implies that
much unbelief among professors of faith
would be a prominent feature of the times.
It was not so difficult a matter to excite
faith for healing among the people in
Christ's time as it is to- day. There is one
good reason for this. The Jews were al-ways
taught to believe that God was the
healer of his people. From early childhood
it was inculcated into the minds of each
generation, except at such periods as the
law ceased to be taught on account of the
prevalence of idolatry among them; but
God always raised up prophets who re-stored
the law, and caused a general diffu-sion
of the knowledge of the command-ments
and promises among the people. In
these days the professed people of God have
been, with few exceptions, taught that doc-tors
and medicines were the appointed
means of restoring the sick to a state of
health. This has been drilled into them
by precept and example from infancy; and
it is little wonder that the present genera-tion
stares aghast at a discourse which sets
forth the Savior of man as a healer of
siclmess; and they are ready to persecute
any who are willing to die while trusting in
the Creator of men. So we can readily see
that the conditions under which we have
to labor are not favorable to the ready ac-ceptance
of faith for healing among the
masses of the present generation. While
this is so, it proves the necessity for definite,
persistent preaching of the Word on these
lines, and a powerful exercise of the gifts
of the Holy Spirit.
Among those who believe in healing there
are sometimes various ways in which faith
is hindered. We can allow natural causes
to hinder our faith to a great extent, and
perhaps not be conscious of the fault lying
within ourselves. If we get our eyes on
anything short of God's promises, we shall
not be helped any farther than our faith
reaches. The word of God's promise must
be mixed with. faith, and not with natural
reasoning, or unbelief.
When Abraham got faith, " he considered
not his own body, now dead, when he was
about an hundred years old, neither yet
the deadness of Sarah's womb"; but upon
the authority of God's promise he counted
himself able, through God, to beget chil-dren
just as though he was in the prime
of life. " He staggered not at the promise
of God through unbelief; but was strong
in faith, giving glory to God." But what
faith was he strong in? In the belief that
although about an hundred years old, and
beyond the age to become a father, or his
wife to become a mother, yet he was able to
beget children, and his wife able to become
a mother; this faith being based on the
firm persuasion that God was able to per-form
what he had promised. Rom. 4: 19-
21; Gen. 17.
[ He did not reason from the standpoint
of the so- called Christian Scientists, and
arum the Allness of Mind and the nothing-ness
of matter, and thus base his ability
upon something else than God's, promise
and personal operation.]
Now if he had taken nature alone into
consideration, he could not - have been the
father of many nations as God promised
him. If he had allowed his physical con-dition
to guage his faith, or in any way
affect it, the results could not have been
as they were. He counted not his own body
dead, but counted God's promises true,
wherein it was stated, " I have made thee
a father of many nations." God had de-clared
to him, " I have made thee a father,"
but he was too old to be a father. and his
Wife too old to be a mother, but God had
said it, and it must be true because he
could not lie. Abraham believed God, and
he [ God] counted it to him for righteous-ness.
Instead of reckoning his body as im-potent,
and incapable of begetting off-spring,
or considering the same condition
in his companion; he believed that God,
who had given him the promise of a son,
was able to enable him to become a father.
" Against hope" he " believed in hope," or,
in other words, contrary to any hope that
such a thing was possible by pure nature,
he believed in the sure hope - of a son in his
old age. This is the way Abraham be-lieved
God's promise to him for a son and
a numerous seed.
To have gospel faith is to have the same
kind of faith that Abraham had. We do
not mean by this that we expect God to
give us children in old age ( though that
may even be possible to some), but we are
to believe the promises of God in Christ
Jesus to us in the same way that Abraham
believed the promises of God to him in
his day. God's Word declares of Jesus,
" Himself took our infirmities, and bare our
siclmesses." Mat. 8: 17. " With his stripes
we are healed." When we believe in God
for healing, we must believe that he heals
us before we feel any different. When we
get faith such as Abraham had, we do not
count ourselves as sick, but like him are
strong in faith, giving glory to God.
Suppose I am sick, and I call for the
elders, and they pray for me according to
Jas. 5 : 14, 15 ; if the prayer of faith is
really offered, it means that we ( the elders
and I) believe we have received the thing
we asked for before there is any evidence
from feeling, or appearance in my body,
that God has healed me. I believe in my
heart that Jesus has taken my infirmities
and borne my sickness; and thus through
faith in him, by the power— not of mind,
but of God— I am made well, and free from
the affliction. I cease to count on any feel-ings
in my body, and I do not let my physi-cal
condition govern or affect my faith in
the least. I do not consider my diseased
body, but count God's declaration true
wherein it is stated. " Himself took our in-firmities
and bare our sicknesses." " The
prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the
Lord shall raise him up." The prayer of
faith means to believe we have received
what we ask for. See Mark 41; 24. R. V.
Such a faith is sure to bring healing. God
says such a faith can move a mountain.
All things are possible to such a faith, when
a promise ' of God is believed. There must
not be any staggering at the promises of
God through unbelief.
But some may ask, " Is it not believing
a lie to believe that ' Himself took our in-firmities
and bare our sicknesses' when we
are sick and feeling bad? and to believe
that God has healed us before we feel we
are healed!" To those who do not under-stand
the mystery of faith, and the wisdom
of God, it may look that way, but Abraham
believed God contrary to nature and feel-ing,
and his faith was so far from being
counted a lie, that God counted it to him
for righteousness. Sin and mortality, with
their attendant consequences, are facts that
are contrary to the plan of Christ's re-demption.
Sickness is a consequence of
sin and mortality, and is a fact as real as
good health. It is also a fact that Jesus
took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.
To get the full benefit of the last named
fact we must of necessity conform our-selves
fully to the gospel, and ignore the
sickness and believe with our heart that
God gives us healing and health through
Jesus' name ; if no doubts cause us to
stagger or waver, there is no failure, neith-er
can there be. May God help each one
who reads this lesson to get the full bene-fit
of the same, and have faith like our
Father Abraham. J. C. B.
HEALED OF SORE THROAT.
I feel it would be to the glory of God
for me to write my testimony for the Gospel
Trumpet and tell what the Lord has done
for me. About three weeks after he healed
my back, I took the sore throat. It staid
sore for two or three days, and I got in
earnest for the Lord to heal me, and it
seemed I could feel the soreness leaving
my throat. The next morning I could
slightly feel a little soreness. I prayed
again, and praise the Lord, he healed me
completely. I tell you, dear people, it pays
to trust the Lord for both soul and body.
Pray that some of God's ministers will
come to this place and hold a meeting. Your
sister in the one body,
Rapie Dmaoway.
Petersville, Ky., Sept. 30.
BABY HEALED
This is my first time to write my testi-mony
for the Trumpet telling how good
the dear Lord has been to me. He keeps
me saved, and heals me and my chil-dren.
Last month my little baby boy, one
year and four months old, by cutting teeth,
took the fever, and it seemed I would lose
him. My husband being unsaved wanted
a doctor, and I knew then that would cause
the little one to take bad, for that is what
the poisonous drugs do ; so I went to the
Lord and told him to manifest his power
that my husband and others might see his
power manifested. I fasted and by twelve
o'clock that day the little fellow was play-ing
about, and as soon as my husband
came and also a friend they saw the change.
I give God the praise. and ask the dear
ones to pray for me that I keep saved.
Yours in the one body,
Fannie Wescott.
62 Comming St., Charleston, S. C., Oct. 2.
HEALED OF CHILLS.
I had chills and fever for a week, and
was trusting in God, having set my face
against all earthly remedies and resolved
to trust our Lord alone, and praise God, I
found him true to his promises. It seemed
for a while I was waiting for something,
I knew not what, but I got so weak I could
hardly sit up, and I began to pray and
search in earnest. I was pondering over
it when it came to me that I was healed if
I would believe and claim it. So I arose
from bed immediately, and new strength
came to me, and I have not had any chills
since. All praises be to God, ' who forgiv-eth
all our iniquities; who healeth all our
diseases.' Dear ones, when we are sick
and alone, we need not be discouraged. If
we examine ourselves and find we are clear
in the sight of God, we can then stand firm
on his promises, and the enemy will flee
every time.
The Lord also healed my little boy of
chills this summer. I find no use for drugs
or teas with such a Jesus to look to. I have
not taken a dose of medicine for nearly
three years, and am in better health than
ever before. The dear Lord has been so
wonderfully good to me, I can not praise
him enough. He saves, sanctifies, heals,
and keeps me happy all the time. Dear
saints, take courage and let us step out
more boldly than ever on the line of divine
healing. Please pray for my husband, who
is . unsaved and for me that I be always
humble and in God's order. Your saved
sister, Mrs. Lola Jackson.
Shawnee, Okla., Sept. 26.
MY SAVIOR AND HEALER.
The Lord saves, sanctifies, and keeps me
free from sin each day. I find it is so easy
to live as a true child of God if we are
perfectly submissive to the Master's will.
I want to tell how the Lord healed me a
short time ago. I was taken sick in the
afternoon, and wanted to go to meeting
that night, so prayed for the Lord to make
me well that I could go. He did so. but
while I was there I was taken with a hard
chill and fever. We got home about twelve
o'clock, and I was very sick. I was a-nointed
and was some better, but before
morning I was in such pain that mamma
called papa and Bro. Ruehle, who was at
our place holding meeting, and we had
prayer again. I was relieved of pain so
that I went to sleep, but awoke again sicker
than before. I kept getting worse until
about eight o'clock I could scarcely sit
alone or move. We again had prayer and
kept on believing, for the Lord says, ' Ask
Caney, Ky.
For more than two years I have worked
at manual labor, principally carpentering,
which is my present employment. My ces-sation
from the gospel work became a neces-sity
in consequence of my declension in
spirituality and lapsing into unfitness for
the vocation that I then held. I was ad-monished
by the faithful brethren in the
ministry, who, in my ease, did not fail to
perform their duty. I received much bene-fit.
and wish hereby to extend my hearty
thanks. Two years ago, I renewed my cove-nant
with God. at a camp- meeting at More-head,
Ky., and since that time have been
sanctified, for which at this moment my
heart abounds with thanksgiving to God.
Praise him forevermore !
I have indeed realized how possible it is
for one rejoicing with joy unspeakable and
full of glory to lapse into the dreary and
dismal experience of an exile from home.
Never did I before realize as I do now the
significance and importance of the words of
our Master when he said, " What I say unto
you I say unto all, watch." While we are
waiting for our Lord's second coming, let
us watch lest we fail to love and keep IV
secret prayer, and delight ourselves in big
Word, and we be found like the foolish
virgins when he comes— no oil in our vessels
with our lamps. Your brother in Jesus,
I. B. Bennett.
Divine Healing.
FAITH TAKE ABRAH A. M
HEATED OF STOMACH TROUBLE.
I wish to thank you all for the prayers
in my behalf. I had had stomach trouble
for three years, and was going down fast,
but all glory be to God, I am healed. I
can enjoy my meals without the least pain.
I am every whit made whole. I felt led
to let you know your prayers had been an-swered.
May God's richest blessings rest
upon you all. Your sister in Christ, saved,
sanctified, healed, and kept,
Ella Martin.
Rome, Ill„ Sept. 27.

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been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. Ezek. 34•: 12. Jen 32: 39.
IrdLITME NO. XXV.
MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA., U. S. A., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1905• NUMBER 40.
BY E. A. REARDON.
SPIRITUALLY speaking these are the most
perilous. of. all. the times this world ever
knew. To those who have their under-standing
enlightened by the Word and
Spirit of God, the closing years of this
world's history present a scene that strikes
sorrow to the heart. : While the cry of false
prophets is that the world is getting better,
the voice of inspiration speaks the awful
truth that " evil men and seducers shall
wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being
deceived.'' 2 Tim. 3: 13. As the day of
judgment is rolling nearer and nearer, the
enemy • of all righteousness is, using all
means possible to deceive the souls of men.
When we, behold the prevalence of decep-tion,
and the • wholesale sacrifice of immor-tal
souls to the god of this world, and when
we see the danger , even to the very elect.
our hearts cry out, " 0 God! is there any
way to stem this dreadful tide, and ride
the storm in safety ?" . Yes, thank God,
there is a way of escape. There is a way
to keep clear ' from all, the . false doctrines
and seducing spirits that are flooding the
world at the present time.
God's power is ever the same, and he is
abundantly able to keep us in the sorest
peril, but something is necessary on our
part. - What is it? A Bible consecration.
We might say ' right here that no one need
expect to get safely through to heaven un-less
he pays the Bible price, and makes a
complete surrender to God of all he has-his
tine, talents, bank account, houses and
lands, and his own life also. The time is
soon at hand when the secrets of men's
hearts shall be revealed. ' Some may think
that already the times are perilous beyond
description, but soon the bitter waves of
perseciition. that' ' are coming against the
Church of God from sectish and antichrist
religions, will beat more fiercely against
the souls of God's people, and then those
who have made shoddy consecrations, and
kept ' back part of the price, will be sifted
Out and sacrificed ' to evil spirits. If we
expect to ' stand in this evil time, and in
the end reach heaven, we ' must give God
every' encouragement to take us through.
Faithfulness unto death is the essence of
a Bible consecration. " Fear none of those
things which thou shalt suffer : . . . be
thou faithful unto death, and I will give
thee a crown of life." Rev. 2: 10. Those
who are not consecrated to the death line
are not going to get through. We may
as well look this matter squarely in the
face, for if we do not get this trueness in
our souls, something ere long will overcome
us, and we may go down for the last time.
" But he that shall endure unto the end,
the same shall be saved." Mat. 24: 13.
The early Christians had to have their
consecration unto death. Paul said at one
time, " For we would not, brethren, have
you ignorant of our trouble which came to
us in Asia, that we were pressed out of
measure, above strength, insomuch that we
despaired even of life: but we had the
sentence of death in ourselves, that we
should not trust in ourselves, but in God
who raiseth the dead." 2 Cor. 1: 8, 9. " But
none of these things move me, neither count
I my life dear unto myself, so that I might
finish my course with joy, and the ministry
which I have received of the Lord Jesus,
to testify the gospel of the grace of God."
Acts 20: 24. It is recorded of those who
overcame the dragon or spirit of paganism,
that they overcame him " by the blood of
the Lamb, and by the word of their tes-timony;
and they loved not their lives un-to
the death." Rev. 12 : 11.
Reader, is this your experience? Have
you the sentence of death in you? Would
you rather die than give up the Lord, or
the truth on justification, sanctification,
divine healing, and the one body? Would
you rather die than yield to the Moloch of
sectism, or bow down and worship the god
of this world? How much trueness and
faithfulness have you in your heart? You
see that the Bible way is the only way to
heaven, and you have the doctrine of Christ
in your mind, but have you the grace to
walk in the light and truth God has given
you?
Oh, may God stir the hearts of his peo-ple
to more devotion, watchfulness, prayer-fulness,
and trueness unto death; for the
time is at hand that shall try men's
hearts. Let us diligently trust the Lord
to strengthen and develop the principle of
trueness and integrity in our souls, and let
us never pass by the smallest tests, for a
strong decision is made by being true in
every trial however small, and the Lord
says, " He that is faithful in that which is
least, is faithful also in much: and he that,
is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much." Luke 16 : 10.
THE ROYAL LAW.
BY MARY S. A. ANDERSON.
WITH the fear of God upon my soul I
write a few words for my precious Savior,
and hope that they may encourage some
soul to seek a closer walk with God and
a life more devoted to his blessed service.
" If ye fulfil the royal law according to
the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neigh-bor
as thyself, ye do well." Jas. 2: 8. Now
we see the essence of this royal law is love.
What is love ? It is that which made God
send his only begotten Son into this sin-cUrsed
world to die that we might live.
It was love that made Jesus a willing gac-rifice.
Love is of . God, for God is love.
The greatest proof that the Christ life'is
within us, is our possessing a sincere love.,
" If ye have net' the Spirit of Christ, ye
are none of his." So when we have a deep
love in our hearts for the souls of man-kind
and for suffériq humanity, we know
such love is of Gott- Think Of jesus- how
his great heart filled with love and com-passion
for the sick and suffering ones,
how tender and gentle his touch on the
fevered brow, how kindly his eyes shone
with the love that filled his bosom, how
sweet and full of love were his words to
those who came unto him for healing.
, Praise God ! " Jesus Christ, the same yes-terday,
to- day, and forever." His love is
not a whit less now than it was then.
" For God so loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that whoso-ever
believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life." John 3: 16. Oh, the
unfathomable depths of God's love for sin-ners
! Our finite minds can not grasp it.
God's love for sinners- how precious the
thought ! Some make a mistake sometimes
in dwelling too much upon the severity of
God. Beholding his goodness and the atone-ment
of Jesus will do more to bring the
unsaved to repentance than will thinking
upon his severity. The Bible plainly tells
of God's love for the poor lost sinner, al-though
he can not look on sin itself with
any allowance. " But God commendeth his
love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us." Rom. 5 : 8.
It was love that constrained him to leave
his glorious home in heaven. It was love
enabled him to endure the hardships of the
life he led for the benefit of others. He
had no place to lay his head. It was love
that made him go about doing good and
healing the sick. It was love that sustained
him when he sweat as it were great drops
of blood. It was love made him bear the
sins of the whole world- even yours and
mine. Praise God for such love ! It was
love made him submit to be crowned with
thorns, and to endure the scoffs and jeers
of an angry mob. Through love he endured
the cross and despised the shame of such a
death. In love he uttered the prayer,
" Father forgive them, for they know not
. what they do." It was love that made him
to be sin in our stead in the hour of his
death, when his Father, who could not look
on sin, withdrew his presence from him,
and Jesus cried, " My God! My God ! why
hast thou forsaken me?" Oh, the fulness
of the sufferings of Christ- an evidence of
the most sublime love that ever was known.
Through it he triumphed over death, hell,
and the grave, and rising victorious, he
opened up the perfect plan of salvation
for all mankind, and it was all for poor
lost sinners. Halleluiah !
We see the royal law is a law of love,
and if we fail to keep it, we are surely
without God. So the first thing we wish
to know is, How are we to obey this law?
We must first become members of the royal
family. " But ye are a chosen generation,,
a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a pe-culiar
people; that ye should show forth
the praises of him who hath called you out
of darkness into his marvelous light, which,
in time past were not a people, but are now
the people of God." 1 Pet. 2: 9, 10. " And
hath made us kings and priests unto God.",
Rev. 1: 6. " And hath made us unto our
God kings and priests : and we shall reign
on the earth." Rev. 5: 10. " They which
receive abundance of grace and of the gift
of righteousness shall reign in life by one,
Jesus Christ." Rom. 5 : 17. Members of
the , royal family, the family of God. - See'
Eph. 3: 15. We are made so by full sal-vation,
reigning in life over sin, the world,,
the flesh, and the devil. We are more,
than conquerors through him that loved us.
The royal law is written, not in tables of
stone, but in the tables of our hearts. " For
this is the covenant that I will make with
the house of Israel, after those days, saith
the Lord ; I will put my laws into their
minds, and write them in their hearts :
and I will be to them a God, and they
shall be to me a people." Heb. 8: 10. So
after we become members of his royal
family through the salvation purchased by
his Son, and reign in life, and have
the royal law in our hearth and minds,
let us see what the first command is.
" Jesus saith unto him, Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart and
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it. Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two
commandments hang all' the law and the
prophets." Mat. 22: 37- 40. " Love work-eth
no ill to his neighbor : therefore love
is the fulfilling of the law." Rom. 13 :. 10.,
We are commanded to love the brother-hood.
" We know that we have passed
from death unto life, because we love the
brethren. He that loveth not his brother
abideth in death [ a positive we know].
Whosoever hateth his brother is a mur-derer:
and ye know that no murderer hath
eternal life abiding in him [ a positive ye
know]." What are we to know ? That we
are born again, or that we have eternal life.
" And this commandment have we from
him, That he who loveth God love' his
brother also." 1 John 4: 21. " By this we
know that we love the children of God,
when we love God, and keep his command-ments."
1 John 5 : 2.
We are also commanded to love our
enemies. " But ', say unto you, Love your
enemies, bless them that curse you, do good
to them that hate you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you, and persecute
you." Mat. 5: 44. Nothing short of the
grace of God in our hearts Can enable us to
keep this blest command.
We are to love his ministers. " And we
beseech you, brethren, to know them which
labor among you, and are over you in the
Lord, and admonish you; and to esteem
them very highly in love for their work's
sake." 1 Thes. 5: 12, 13.
We are to love his Word. " Thy word
is truth." John 17: 17. And in 2 Thes.
2: 10 we see the sad fate of those who re-ceived
not the love of the , truth. We are
to speak the truth in love, and walk in
love. We are also to love his appearing.
" Henceforth there is laid up for me a
crown of righteousness, which the Lord,
the righteous judge, shall give me at that
day : and not to me only, but unto all
them also that love his appearing. 2 Tim.
4 :. 8.
There are some things that we are com-manded
not to love. " Love not the world,
neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the
Father is not in him." 1 John 2: 15. " For
the love of money is the root of all evil."
1 Tim. 6: 10. " He that loveth his life [ in
this world] shall lose it." John 12: 25. We
should not love this old sin- cursed world,
neither the things therein- not money, and
not even our own lives. We should not
love the praise of men. " For they loved
the praise of men more than the praise
of God." John 12: 43. We should
neither love ourselves selfishly, nor love sin-ful
pleasures. " For men shall be lovers
of their ownselves, . . . lovers of pleas-ure
more than lovers of God." 2 Tim. 3:
2- 4. " He that loveth father or mother
more than. me is not worthy of me : and he
that loveth son or daughter more than me,
is not worthy of me." Mat. 10: 37. We
are not to love our dearest friends, to the
exclusion of the love we should have for.
Christ.
UNITY OF GOD'S FOLLOWERS.
BY INA ROE.
Dear Christian friends who love the Lord,
Since Christ has made us free,
It is his will that we should dwell
In peace and unity.
St. John in chapter seventeen,
Said we should all be one,
Even as the Father is
With his beloved Son.
Our Savior prays that thcse may be,
ln love and purity,
One with the Father and the Son,
In perfect unity.
Now, dear friends, how can we do this
If we divided be, •
If we belong to different sects,
And do not all agree.
Can we. be one with Christ, our Lord,
As he is with his Father,
If we have these division lines
And strive, one with another,
While Jesus Christ was on the earth
" He " kept them in God's name."
The " church of God" God's holy church, • Was ever then the same.
Sf. Paul, ih First Corinthians, three,
Warned all the people then
Not to be called by different names,
And not to walk as men.
But to be laborers with. God,
As we his temple are.
Dear friends, let us believe his word,
And trust his loving care.
A BIBLE CONSECRATION.
October 12, boa,
How are we to love God and each other?
Is a mere confession of love all that is re-quired?
" If a man say, I love God, and
hateth his brother, he is a liar." John 4:
20. " My little children, let us not love in
word; neither in tongue ; but in deed and
in truth." 1 John 3: 18. We see the ° only
kind of love that is acceptable is a genuine
love., ` For all the law is fulfilled in nne
worcliieven in this; Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself." Gal. 5: 14. Let each
one of us see that we obey the royal law,
for on this depends our having boldness
in the day of judgment. 1 John 4: 16, 17.
" Seeing ye have purified your souls in
obeying the truth through the Spirit unto
unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye
love one another with a pure heart fer-vently."
1 Pet. 1: 22.
Love is an everlasting grace in which
we should abound. All other gifts of the
Spirit are as nothing without the precious
ornament of love. " And now abideth faith,
hope, love, these three ; but the greatest
of these is love." 1 Cor. 13: 13.
THE FlTLNESS OF CHRISTIAN
EXPERIENCE.
" MY cup runneth over." Psa. 23: 5.
Recently the Spirit of the Lord brought
these words to my mind. At once this
question arose : What is the true meaning
of the words ? The answer was : In them
is implied the fulness of a Christian ex-perience.
This text therefore will furnish
a very good foundation for a Bible lesson
upon this subject. It is rather marvelous
to note by the Scriptures what is the full
Christian experience. We have just re-ceived
a letter from a brother in Nebraska
in which he asks, " To be saved and be
Christians, do we have to live free from
sin ?" I would ask him to read this lesson
through, and then try if he can find a place
for sin in one who has received a full
Bible experience.
A CHRISTIAN RECEIVES CHRIST'S FULNESS.
" And of his fulness have all we received,
and grace for grace." John 1: 16. " Till
we all come in the unity of the faith. and
of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto
a perfect man, unto the measure of the
stature of the fulness of Christ." Eph.
4: 13. A government may have a standard
of measure by which to measure its men
of war. Each soldier must fill the require-ments
of the standard. This text tells us
that Christians are to measure to the stat-ure
of the fulness of Christ, or, in other
words, the fulness of Christ is the standard
by which to measure a full Christian ex-perience.
I will now quote Eph. 1: 22, 23.
" And hath put all things under his feet,
and gave him to be the head over all things
to the church, which is his body, the ful-ness
of him that filleth all in all." My
soul stands in awe and wonder before such
a declaration. Here we learn that the
church is the body of Christ. In 1 Cor. 12:
27, we learn that Christians are the body
of Christ. Eph. 1: 23 tells us that this
body is the fulness of him that filleth all
in all. Christians are the receptacle of
Christ's fulness. His life and graces in
all their strength and beauty are imparted
unto them, and revealed through them un-to
the world. Christians are thus the ful-ness
of Christ. How wonderful!,
THE FULNESS OF GOD.
The apostle in a prayer recorded in Eph.
3: 19, prays that saints " might be filled
with all the fulness of God." It is won-derful
to be filled with God— with the ful-ness
of God— with all the fulness of God!
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT.
" And . be not drunk with wine, wherein
is excess ; but be filled with the Spirit."
Eph. 5: 18. It is our privilege and our
duty to be filled with the fulness of the
Godhead— filled with God; filled with
Christ; filled with the Holy Spirit.
FILLED WITH THE GOSPEL.
" And I am sure that, when I come unto
you, I shall come in the fulness of the
blessing of the gospel of Christ." Rom.
15: 29. The apostle was full of the bless-ing
of the gospel, and if he was, we can be
and should be.
FILLED WITH FAITH.
In Acts 6: 5 we learn that Stephen was
a man full of faith and the Holy Ghost,
and in Acts 11: 24 we learn that Barnabas
was a good man full of the Holy Ghost
and faith. Now if these men were full of
faith, we can be and should be. What
excuse can you give for your weakness of
faith? You ought to be full of it. You-can
be, and you ought to be ; other people
are, and you can be also.
FILLED WITH POwER.
" But truly I am full of power by the
Spirit of, the Lord." Micah 3: 8. Some
people seem to be so powerless that they
can hardly resist the devil; they can not
stand against: then can not
pray, etc, But it is your privilege to be
filled with the power of the Spirit so you
can do all things.
FULNESS OF JOY AND PEACE.
" Now the God of hope fill you with all
joy and peace in believing." Rom. 15: 13.
It is good to have joy and peace. , It is
better to be filled with joy and peace. But
it is indeed glorious to be filled with all
joy and peace. You say you have not.
much joy. It is your privilege to be full
of joy. Your peace can be and should be
like a river. Your cup can be running
over with joy.
FULL OF GLORY.
" Ye rejoice with joy - unspeakable and
full of glory." 1 Pet. 1: 8. , This is one
of the results of trials. Count them joy;
rejoice in them, and they will result in
filling you with glory.
FULL OF LIGHT.
" The light of the body is the eye: if
therefore thine eye be single, thy whole
body shall be full of light." Mat. 6: 22.
To have a single eye is to have but one
aim and purpose in life— one motive, and
that to glorify God. If you keep your eye
single, if you keep everything else out of
your aim in life but God's glory, your
being will be full of light.
FULL OF GOODNESS.
" And I myself also am persuaded of
you, my brethren, that ye also are full
of goodness." Rom. 15: 14. Some say there
is none good, but here we learn that there
were some that were full of goodness. If
they were full of goodness we can be.
There can be no sin left in the man who
is full of goodness.
FULL OF GOOD WORKS.
Dorcas was a woman full of good works.
See Acts 9: 36. To be full of good worlm
is to do all you can every day for God.
Christians should be zealous in good works.
If you are not doing all you can for God,
you have not the fulness of a Christian ex-perience.
Full of good works— up and do-ing,
turning every moment and ever y thing
to good account for God.
FILLED WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF GOD'S WILL.
The apostle prays for the brethren at
Colosse that they " might be filled with the
Imowledge of God's will in all wisdom and
spiritual understanding." Col. 1: 9. We
can know the will of God; not by our
natural intellectuality, but by the Spirit.
It is spiritual understanding. We can un-derstand
what God would have us do by
his Word and Spirit.
FILLED N A iTH FRUITS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
" Being filled with the fruits of right-eousness."
Phil. 1: 11. With the righteous-ness
of God in our soul, our life will be
right. The fruit of righteousness is right
doing, right thinking, right speaking, and
our life will be full of these fruits if we
have the fulness of Christian experience.
FULL OF PRAISE.
" Let my mouth be filled with thy
praise." Psa. 71: 8. The fulness of a
Christian experience in the heart results
in a mouth full of praise. Some people
believe in praising God in their hearts,
but here it says, " Let my mouth be filled."
I believe in sounding out the praise of God.
I am not ashamed to praise the Lord. " But
do not some praise him in formality and
by hypocrisy?" No doubt; but that shall
not stop me from praising him. There is
no more beautiful form of salvation among
saints than a good hearty " Praise the
Lord." Oh, beloved, keep filled with
praises. Keep your heart full and sound
them out through your lips. You will
smother them out, if you do not sound them
out. All of these make up the fulness
of a Christian experience and Christian
life. C. E. O.
THE. OVERCOMER'S INHERITANCE.
BY MARY COLE.
" HE that hath an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him
that overcometh will I give to eat of the
tree of life, which is in the midst of the
paradise of God." Rev: 2 a 7.
We will briefly consider some of the con-ditions
to meet to become an overcomer,
and also some of the promises to an over-comer.
If we are overcome in time of test
when ` God'is proving us, we will fail to get
the benefit and the fulfilment of the prom-ises
that tare to those who overcome. For
instance; • we are going through a severe
trial and the battle is hot. God's Word is
before us, and if believed; it will bring us
in contact with sufficient , Strength to enable
us to come off more than conqueror; but if
. his Word is doubted, the result is we are
overcome. What peril our souls are in,
and oh, how Satan will buffet us, and how
difficult it is for us to gain footing again.
I might add to this point, if we expect to
be classed with the overcomers and expect
to receive the benefits of the promises, we
must decide to believe God's Word, be-cause
that is the only way God has laid
down for us to attain unto a victor's crown.
It is the weapon God has put into the
hands of men with which to conquer their
deadliest foe. ` Take up the shield of faith
wherewith ye shall be able to quench all
the fiery darts of the evil one.' One might
ask, Why is this shield of faith so necessary
in the battle? Because to believe God's
Word brings God's power and protection
between you and the devil and his power.
" Upon all the glory shall be a defense."
When we believe God's Word, we believe
God, and there is all joy in believing.
Many souls who try to make their way
to heaven are not joyful and happy as they
should be, because they do not believe
God's promises and rest their faith upon
the same. The joy of the Lord shall be
thy strength. Faith exercised in God, re-sults
in strength to the soul. One who
counts God faithful and rests upon his
promises, is often lead to exclaim, " How
good the Lord is!" But if we mistrust
and doubt our dear heavenly Father, as
a result we will be listening to the enemy's
lies, and if we are not careful, we shall
let him talk to us against God. We are
either believing the Word of God or else
we are doubting him and believing the
devil, who is the father of lies. If we
ever expect to be classed with and have the
promises of a New testament overcomer,
we shall have to give up all unbelief and
become New Testament believers, and that
means to believe the whole Word of God.
Sometimes we hear people say, " I am
trying to believe." Did you ever think
that you are either doubting or believing,
one or the other ? It is much more satis-factory
to know that we do believe God's
Word without a doubt or waver. Ought it
to be a hard task to believe one who can not
lie ? The difficulty many of us have to
labor under is our early training in un-belief
caused by our past traditions. We
were just the same as told that God did not
mean what he said. Those days are past.
Now we will consider some of the pre-cious
promises to those who have really be-come
overcomers. Rev. 2: 11: " He that
overcometh shall not be hurt of the second
death." The second death will have no
power over him. " 0 death, where is thy
sting? 0 grave, where is thy victory ?
. . . Thanks be unto God, which giveth
us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ." " He that bath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches ; To him that overcometh will I
give to eat of the hidden manna, and will
give him a white stone, and in the stone a
new name written, which no man knoweth
saving he that receiveth it. " Rev. 2 : 17. Now
those who do triumph through faith under-stand
what it means to eat of the hidden
manna and also what is meant by the white
stone and the new name written. The word
plainly declares that no man knoweth sav-ing
he . that receiveth it. When our souls
are replenished by the hidden manna, we
will not be heard to cry, " My leanness,
my leanness" but we will be satisfied, and
praise the Lord.
" And he that overcometh, and keepeth
my works unto the end, to him will I give
power over the nations." Rev.; 2: 26. , Some
explain this to mean power over the de-nominations.
Whether that be true or not
it is power over the world, the flesh, and
the devil. Yea, we reign in , life by one
Christ Jesus. Read also verses twenty--
seven and twenty- eight: " And he shall rule
them with, a rod of iron; as the vessels of
a potter shall they, be broken to shivers:
even as I received of my Father." And
I will give him the morning star. Jesus
mine
offspringstar
angel to testify unto you these things
in the churches. I am the root mad the
says in Rev. 22: 16, " I Jesus have sent
offspring of ." David,
, see
and
then
the thberight
heritage
and
morning
of those who triumph through faith, is
grand' glorious beyond what words eau
express. Christ himself becomes their in„
heritance.
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meth, the same shall be clothed with
thes coelf " He that
Now we
name
"
me before my Father, and before his
the book of life,
That shows that this class we
but I will confess
raiment ; and I will not blot his name
have mentioned already have their names
in the book of life. We are not one of that
number until we have repented of all san4
given our hearts to God, accepted him
our Savior, and received his saving grace
into our souls. Our names are then en.
rolled in the Lamb's book of life. _ When
we go on to perfection we receive our in.
heritance, even the sanctifying of our souls,
We are then in a condition to live the
life of an overcomer. The Word says,
" they overcome him [ the devil} by the
blood of the Lamb, and by the word of
their testimony ; and loved not their lives
unto the death." This will apply to as
when our souls are washed in the precious
blood of Jesus.
" Him that overcometh will I make a
pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall
no no more out. [ If he goes no more out,
he will cease backsliding and letting the
devil togs him aboutl And I will write
upon him the name of my God. and the
name of the city of my God, which is new
Jerusalem. which eometh down out of heav-en
from my God : and I will write upon him
my new name." Rev. 2: 12. Then we
surely willnot need any of the sect names
of to- day. Praise Cod ! The name he
(- rives us is sufficient. Glory to God in the
highest.
Now comes the crowning thought to the
overcomer. " To him that overcometh will
I urant to sit with me in my throne, even
as I also overcame. and am set down with
my Father in his throne. He that hath an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith
unto the churches." Rev. 3: 21, 22, Truly
this is eneonragement enough for any of
us. If we will decide to do our part, and
faithfully discharge every duty, resisting
the devil at all times steadfast in the faith,
and live a life of true devotion and watch-fulness.
our reward will he glorious. Amen.
CHRISTIAN LIBERTY AND Vomit
GUIDANCE.
BY G. P. TAbRLIt.
ARTICLE IX.
HAVING written somewhat of the press-ing,
need of divine guidance that exists with
respect to the moral aspect and effect of
things. we will now briefly consider some
elementary facts concerning a like need
with respect to spiritual and religious mat-ters.
Then, lest I overweary the reader,
T will hasten on to the practical application
of our entire lesson to our affairs.
When man fell and the desire of the flesh
became dominant in the soul, he became
carnal instead of spiritual. The heart's
undercurrent of conscious acquaintance
with the very nature of God having been
lost through sin. the instinct and faculty
of worship became darkened along with
the rest of his spiritual endowments. And
to use the language of Paul, it Ins not
long until men, while professing themselves
to be wise. became fools, and changed the
glory of the incorruptible God for the
likeness of an image of corruptible man
and of birds and of fourfooted beasts and
nreeping things.
Ever since the fall, man, on account of
his fleshly nature finds it difficult in wor-ship
to fix his mind and attention - upon an
invisible and intangible Being. The human
mind easily falls into the error of attempt
- ing, in the
imagination, to confine infinite God to an image or form; and both
Bible and secular history show us that men
at a very early date sought to aid their
worship by selecting some object or form-ing
one to represent the being worshiped.
Soon the worship was transferred to the
object and withdrawn entirely ffrom the
being represented. and thus idolatry be-came
fully established.
God gave revelations of himself at dif-ferent
times and in various manners m 01-
2 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
October 12, 1905.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
lug" was the reply. " Well, you work
cheap— to lay aside the character of gentle-man,
to inflict so much pain on your
friends, to insult the God who made you,
and to risk your own precious soul— and
all that for nothing; you certainty work
very cheap."
Profanity is a common sin. Man is not
adw saint,
ail
t ; E nrs aeo
neither is
is brand
nor can he ever be,
There is no excuse fhoer cswomeanr: iitnsg" t. h Iits ldisoteitnles.
not strengthen any one's credit. It does
not deepen the confidence of the commun-ity
in your integrity. It does not com-mend
one's goods, nor take the meanness
out of his customers. No honorable man
needs to add oaths to confirm his word.
Lust and wine plead pleasure; avarice,
gain; but the swearer sells his soul for
nothing. With many the desire for strong
drink is hereditary, a disease rather than
a vice, but the swearer can not claim a con-stitutional
tendency to this sin.
It grieves me to hear men talking in the
devil's language, when they ought . to be
praising God. " But" says one, " I never
swear unless someone angers me." So !
When someone displeases you, you insult
God. There is as much reason in that ex-cuse
as if you stabbed your father or
kicked your mother because somebody of-fended
you. " Oh" says one, " I don't
mean anything by it." When one is act-ing
without a motive, when he is awake,
and does things without meaning anything,
Moundsville, W. Va.
It is with a heart full of praises to
God that I write my testimony once again
in his paper. 1 am praising the dear Lord
for Bible salvation that saves and keeps
me from sin, and heals my body. 1 realize
deep in my soul this evening that 1 can
never praise the dear Lord enough for
cringing me out of sect babylon into the
pure light of the gospel. I am, by the
grace of God, a member of the only church
of the living God. Within the last six
months I have not been as faithful to God
as I might have been, having given down
to the enemy several times; but thanks be
to God, he has brought me forth victorious,
and is establishing me in his love and
truth. I desire the prayers of God's little
ones that I may ever keep humble and do-ing
the will of him who said, ' Learn of
me, for my yoke is. easy and my burden is
light.' My brother and I are now at home
with the Trumpet family, where we expect
to remain for some years. The Lord's will
be done. I count it a privilege that I do
not deserve to be here among the children
of God, and to have a minute share in this
blessed work.
As the ten- cent offer is now on hand, my
soul is stirred within, me to ask the saints
everywhere to remember the great dark
land of China, where hungry souls are cry-ing
out day and night for something, they
know not what to satisfy the longings of
the soul. We have on hand over five hun-dred
names and addresses of missionaries
in that country to whom we would like to
send the Trumpet for ten weeks, but finan-cially
we are unable to meet the needs. Who
will help to send five hundred Trumpets
to China for ten weeks ? Jesus denied
himself of comfort and ease that others
might find peace to their troubled souls.
Do we ? Let us deny ourselves. send
the pure gospel through the • Trumpet to
precious souls in China, for whom Jesus
died. • Unite with us in asking God to
speedily search out all honest souls in that
neglected land. " Cast thy bread upon. the
waters : for thou shalt find it after many
days." Eccl. 11: 1. " In the morning sow
thy seed, and in the evening withhold not
thine hand : for thou knowest not whether
shall prosper, either this or that, or wheth-er
they both shall be alike good." Ecel.
11: 6.
" Have you had a kindness shown,
Pass it on, pass it on;
' Twas not given for thee alone,
Pass it on, pass it on.
Let. it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
Till in heaven the deed appears,
Pass it on, pass it on."
Your saved and sanctified brother in Christ,
for Jesus and China, William Hunnex.
ifl ey, Ky.
I feel it would be to the glory of God
to write my testimony° to the Trumpet.
Over eight years ago the dear Lard for-gave
all my. actual transgressions. On April
21, 1902, he gloriously sanctified my nature
by a second work of grace. About that
time I received a copy of the Gospel Trum-pet,
through which wife and I received
light on the true church. We came out of
the Baptist sect, and took our stand on the
Word of God against sectism and sin in
all of its deceptive ways. We find the
dear Lord present to help in every time
of need. He heals all our diseases. To
him be all the glory forever. I attended
the Ellisburg assembly. It was my first
opportunity to meet with an assembly of
the dear saints, and it was indeed a feast
perfect love and yet are indifferent as to
whether the joy that animates you is ex-perien.
ced by others or not? This could
not be.
Dear saints of God throughout the world,
especially here in Europe, let us bow our
knees together and cry unto God that he
send to Europe a company of ministers who
will fully proclaim his will. Jesus says in
the parable of the unjust judge ( Luke 18:
7, 8), " And shall not God avenge his own
elect, which cry day and night unto him,
though he bear long with them? I tell you
that he will avenge speedily." Let us con-tinue
to cry, until he does hear us. Our
faithful God will also bless his work in
Germany. Amen.
[ Prom the Evangeliums P08( 1( 1148.]
T46' 171IVION146.
der to make people wiser in respect to his
character, his will, the holiness of his na-ture,
and the spirituality of his substance.
', hit it is evident that when the mind
is under the power of the flesh, it is
difficult for it to comprehend the fact - that
God is a spirit, and that his substance is
spiritual. So we find idolatry rearing its
ugly head even in the homes of Terah,
Abram and Nahor ( Josh. 24: 2), Laban-and
Jacob ( Gen. 31 : 19, 30; 35 : 1, 2) ;
Israel in Egypt ( Josh. 24: 14; Ezek. 20:
5- 8), in the wilderness ( Amos 5: 25, 26;
Acts 7: 40- 42) as well as at many other
times. _ However the law, having a sanc-tuary,
ordinances, and precepts containing
spiritual truths in figure and symbol, which
the Lord committed to his chosen people—
the children of Jacob, served to teach them
some of the elementary lessons in theology.
In the provisions of this wonderful moral
and religious system, the living God that
inhabits eternity and fills both heaven and
earth by his presence, stooped to recognize
the craving in man's heart for something
in worship that might be seen, while at
the same time by means of its symbols and
types the sanctuary and ordinances of di-vine
service afforded ample stimulus and
scope for the exercise and instruction of
any spiritual perception a man might
naturally possess. King David loved the
house of the Lord and spent much of his
time there beholding as in a shadow the
beauty of the Lord and enquiring in his
temple. " How amiable are thy tabernacles,
0 Lord of hosts! My soul longeth, yea,
even fainteth for the courts of the Lord:
my heart and my flesh crieth out for the
living God. . . Blessed are they that
dwell in thy house: they will be still prais-ing
thee."
When Christ came he brought to man the
long lost inward knowledge of God for
which the righteous thirsted. He restored
man to the true spiritual worship of his
holy Creator. When talking with the
Samaritan woman he said, " The hour com-et,
and now is, when the true worshipers
shall worship the Father in spirit and in
truth : for the Father seeketh such to wor-ship
him. God is a Spirit : and they that
worship him must worship him in spirit
and in truth." Through the sanctification
of his spirit and its cleansing from the
power and influence of the flesh, man is
now free to pursue spiritual worship. By
the Holy Spirit that is given unto him he
both mortifies the deeds of the body and is
instructed and led in all that pertains to
the acceptable worship of the living God.
This is too evident to those who are spiri-tual
for us to take up space here in giving
scriptural proofs.
But now in addition to what has been
said, and by way. of conclusive confirma-tion
of what we have been affirming, name-ly,
that man absolutely requires divine
guidance in spiritual matters, let me just
ask the reader to take an earnest look at
both the heathen and the professed Chris-tian
peoples of to- day, and behold their
condition as they come before his mind's
eye. Surely as we look out upon the dark-ness
and the confusion, the sinfulness, the
dead formalism, and the infidelity, we must
acknowledge that divine guidance is a
necessity in the moral and religious world.
Its inhabitants are almost all as sheep with-out
a shepherd. And what are YOU doing
for them? When Jesus " saw the multi-tudes,
he was moved with compassion on
them, because they fainted, and were scat-tered
abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Then saith he unto his disciples, The har-vest
truly is plenteous, but the laborers
are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the
harvest, that he will send forth laborers
into his harvest." Mat. 9 : 36- 38.
" Souls - of men, why toil/ ye. scatter,
Like a flock of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts, why will ye wander
. Prom a love so true and deep?
Was there ever kinder shepherd,
Half so tender, half so sweet,
As the Savior who would have us
Come and gather round his feet?"
0
SWEARING.
BY J. F. CARTER.
ME law says, Thou shalt not swear
falsely.' Jesus says, " Swear not at all.'
Let your word be your bond.
FALSE SWEARING.
" What does Satan pay you for swear-ing
?" asked one man of another. " Noth-a
to my soul. I expect, the. Lord willing,
to enter the field in October with Bro. .
W. Fitzwater. Pray for me: )( Our' . kgvell
brother in. the one body. W. F. Chapel.
News from the Field
Nappanee, Ind., Sept. 30.
May the rich blessings of God abound
toward you all is my prayer. It has been
some time since I have written anything
of our summer's work in the gospel field.
First, I want to say that I am saved, kept,
and healed by the power of God. In com-pany
with other brethren and sisters, I have
held tabernacle meetings in the following
places : Lapaz, South Bend, and near our
home. After the meeting at home, we at-tended
the Claypool camp- meeting which
was a feast to our souls. After tnat several
of us went to Cayuga, and held a, camp-meeting,
then pitched our tent in the city
of Veedersburg, Ind., and held meeting al-most
two weeks. There were a few conse-crations
in each meeting, for which we are
very than kful, and give God the glory. .
Now' concerning our meeting at home I
want to speak of some things that took
place while it was in progress. I was taken
very sick after the meeting had been in
progress about three days. I called for the
brethren to anoint me. Jas. 5: 14, 15 was
obeyed, and healing came, but I could not
keep the victory. I called them again after
a day or two, with the same results. I
looked over my consecration, Bro. N. S.
Duncan being with me, but we seemingly
could find nothing in the way, but . I con-tinued
to suffer. Some of the saints thought
I would never get well, but I kept asking
the Lord about it, and he did not let me
know that my work on earth was done, so
I sent for Bro. David Leininger to come.
He and I have been together considerable in.
the gospel work. He came, the church here
gathered in, and Bro. Leininger with Bros.
Duncan and Ellison again anointed me and
prayed, and again the Lord answered
prayer. At that time wife was taken with
heart trouble and became unconscious, also
Sister L. Kaser was suffering with heart
trouble. They were prayed for, and were
both wonderfully healed. The power of
God came down upon us, so that some
shouted, some wept, and all were praising
God with a loud voice.
Well finally, it being quite late in the
night, the people went home, and the breth-ren
who staid with us retired. Bro. Lein-inger
was to sleep with me. It seemed I
had a special desire to have him near me.
He had been sleeping for some time, but
I could not sleep. Finally about half past
two o'clock in the night I awoke him, and
told him that I was suffering very much
again. We tried to pray. Everything
seemed so dark. We could not get hold on
the Lord. We began talking about . the
twenty years we had been out in this even-ing
light, and how faithful we had been.
We had neither of us voted with a political
party for twenty years. As we talked of
this, it brought to our minds something that
took place with me last fall. I had thought
of voting with the Prohibition party, and
had talked considerable about it to others,
yet I did not vote for the reason that I
would not wound the conscience of my
brethren. This came to my mind and also
to Bro. Leininger's about the same time.
He spoke to me about it, and there I saw
how I had left the old land- marks , of
twenty years ago. So I took my stand again
in the old way; and praise God, the healing
power came, everything cleared up, and I
went to sleep, and have been well ever since:
The Lord gave me strength so that I could
go to meeting the second night after I was
healed. Then. Bro. Duncan had to leave the
meeting to go to another, and the dear
Lord gave me strength to continue the
meeting from Thursday until over Sunday.
Sunday night there were six at the altar.
There were several saved before that.
Now I do not say in this that never
would vote under any circumstances, but
I can say this, as for me I could not vote,
with a party spirit. Sometimes little
things get in the way of our being healed,
but thank God, he is true to our souls, and
will search out the little things. Praise
his dear name ! I hope my experience will
be a benefit to others who may get into
trouble on any line. I am your saved and
sanctified brother in the one body,
for me. S. P. Strare
gi. eenitsiecinonvictwinhegnhihme w aonts
Who would think of calling a swearing
woman a lady ? The man who can be a
ontsinstoallibtye; never
wants to be anything else. The best
measure of a man is his mouth. Men
are judged not by what is on them or about
them, but by what is in them, and what
comes out. Swearing springs from a ma-lignity
of spirit in man, from the carnal
mind that is enmity against God. The
oaths that one utters may die on the air,
but God hears them, and they have an
eternal echo.
" Words are mighty, words are living
Serpents with their venomed stings,
Or bright angels crowding round us
With Heaven's light upon their wings.
Every word has its own spirit,
True or false, that never ' dies;
Every word man's lips have uttered,
Lives on record in the skies."'
A CRY FOR KELP.
BY 2, fAx TSRATILWat
OUT of my own heart and led by the Holy
Spirit, I wish to write something that will,
no doubt, be taken to heart by God's chil-dren.
This cry for help does not come
from one only, but from hundreds of hearts.
From America we hear that God in this
evening time is sending forth his ministers
to all the ends of the earth. Where are
these ministers? Where are they? in Ger-many
? in Europe ? the messengers of light ?
One minister is now here, Bro. Arbeiter,
but what can he do alone in this large
country? He was here for a few , days,
but to our profound regret, had to ' leave
and fulfil a call elsewhere.
Dear saints in America, you have min-isters
preaching the pure gospel, you have
camp- meetings where you assemble to-gether,
but what do we Germans have?
While you rejoice and are glad, hundreds
remain here in bondage ; they hunger and
pine for freedom from their awful bonds;
seeking and thirsting for the pure truth of
God's Word. God alone knows how Many
souls have already pined away with this
longing.
There are perhaps a number of ministers
in America in whose ears the cry has al-ready
sounded, " Come over and help us."
Have you stopped your ears to the cries of
the captives and oppressed ones ? Oh, do not
delay any longer, give heed to the call.
God will reward you an hundred fold. You
may shrink before adversities, having been
told that it was a hard place. Quite true,
but Jesus said, ' And whosoever doth not
bear his cross and come after me, can not
be my disciple.' You are a follower of the
despised Nazarene I well, bear the burdens
as he bore them. You say the perfect
love of Jesus fills your heart. You labor
in his name; you are, in a sense, here in
his stead. Do you think he would linger
on if he were in your place, and had re-ceived
this cry for help ? You have the
Uhe
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" Why did the heathen rage and the peo-ple
imagine vain things" when the gospel
of the kingdom was preached in all its
purity in apostolic days l Was it not be-cause
of the spirit of truth, the spirit of
holiness and the spirit of exclusiveness
which accompanied the church in her pris-tine
glory and which met antagonism from
spirits of opposite nature— the spirit of
error, the spirit of uncleanness, and that of
religious tolerance? Heathen religions were
all permeated by these antagonistic spirits,
foreign to the Christian religion. Such is
the case with all human religions at the
present time.
The church of God was founded by the
Lord Jesus Christ not for the purpose of
antagonism, but to be the " pillar and
ground of the truth." 1 Tim. 3:, 15. " Ye
also are budded together for an habitation
of God through the Spirit." Eph. 2: 22.
This was God's plan to perpetuate the
work, and evangelize the world. There-fore
the church which Jesus builds is the
_ house in which God dwells by the Holy
Spirit sent down from heaven— his spiri-tual
habitation. He unfolds the truth td
her, and bestows gifts for service so the
works that he did may be manifest in the
church: Let men and devils rage and opt
pose; our business is to publish the Word
of God and do the work.
Modern discussions are not in line with
our high calling and commission. In sub-mitting
to the rules of etiquette governing
debates, we descend to the plane of op-ponents
who are of the world. If we stand
upon the summit of holiness, clothed with
divine authority, and place the judgments
of God on all worldly spirits, tread upon
Satan, who is the ruling power in all our
adversaries; nothing will, be able to stand
before us. ' Our enemies will come out
against us one way, and flee seven ways,'
so great will be their, defeat, and perfect
will be our victory. We must never sur-render
our authority when called to face
an enemy, Far better never to discuss.
Some have . written me concerning one
Mr. Gentry, of Chicago, who signs his name
Dr., they supposing that he might be
brought into assimilation with the one
body. First, he has never broken his spiri-tual
affiliation with sectism; second, a man
who is the head of an institution, or one
above all, seldom descends to be one among
many ' where Christ is head and all ye are
brethren.' If he will come the humble
Bible way, God can clean him from all tra-dition,
and fit him in the one body.
G. L. C.
NOTICE.
All the preachers in the church of God
recognized by the one body as preachers,
whether ordained or unordained, are re-quested
to write to me at 400 W. 74th St.,
Chicago, Ill., and secure a blank which
they are to fill out promptly, and have it
endorsed and return it to me in order that
we may have a complete list of all the
preachers to send in to the railroad associa-tions.
Please be prompt, and we will send
you a copy of the proof list. If you are
ordained or are recognized as a local or as
a traveling elder, get your name on the
list, whether your time is wholly or in part
given to gospel work, whether you expect
to travel, or do local work only-. Helpers
who are only helpers and not preachers
need not apply. Sect ordination is not ac-cepted
by the church of God.
AA want this to be as complete a list
as possible. Your names will not appear
on the proof list if blanks are not returned
to me on or before the 31st of October 1905.
Do not wait until the last day; you may be
too late. Be punctual in this matter. We
expect no fee or remuneration for expenses
from those who expect no personal benefit
from railroad rates. Geo L. Cole.
C AMP- MEETING MEAT, TICKETS.
It is only in the last few years that any
test or experiment has been made in the
meal- ticket system, for defraying expenses
of feeding the people. Some experiments
have proved quite satisfactory while others
have created much comment and some op-position
to such methods. Let us ascertain
the facts and speak from knowledge.
WHO SHALT, PAY THE BILLY
Shall this responsibility rest upon the
trustees of the camp- ground ? No one will
say they shall be financially responsible
for it all. Shall the congregation in the
community where the meeting is held be
responsible for this entertainment, and be
compelled to settle the account ? No one
is prepared to say they shall. If people did
not eat, there would be no expense; it is the
eaters that make the expense. We all, have
to eat whether at camp- meeting or else-where,
and some one must settle the ac-count.
We make the expense, and we are
the ones to pay for the expense we make.
If we visit friends that are wealthy, we
expect them to furnish the hospitality free
and we to enjoy it. However, if we attend
a camp- meeting and are the ones bene-fited,
we are the ones to bear the expenses
of the same; and that , without murmuring
too. The food bill should not be reckoned
in as camp- meeting expenses. If every one
would see to it that they amply put in
money or food for their own expenses, and
a little to help some of the Lord's poor,
or for those necessary expenses of the meet-ing,
there would be no heavy burden left
for a few to bear after the meeting is over.
TRERE IS JUST ONE WAY TO HAVE A FREE
TABLE.
Everybody be just as free to put on all
they are to take off. It is no trouble fo
us to have a free table in the city: the
market is there, " And they can buy fot
themselves victuals." We have to take
off what we put. on. If we put on bread
and water we have bread and water to take
off. The more we put on, the more we can
take off. There is no one to complain of ; it is
our table; we furnish it, and we are satis-fied
with it. There is no restraint on any
one; if any of us want anything more on
the table, there is the market, and here is
the table: help yourselves is the open in-vitation
to one and all. Meetings in the
country are different; where. it is miles to
any market where food can be had. It is
necessary that some one buy some hundreds
of dollars worth of provisions beforehand,
bring it on the grounds, prepare and serve
it to the hungry multitude. It is the duty
of this multitude to raise this money, and
clear the , expense. This is not carap- mee t
. mul-- ing expense buthe board- bil of the
titude who attend the camp- meeting. Shall
this board- bill debt be raised by putting a
price on meals, or by freewill offerings, or
by collections ? Who will be responsible
for saying how this debt shall be raised?
Trustees do not want this responsibility; the
local congregation does not want to say how
this shall be raised; preachers do not like
to decide. Whoever decides this will nec-essarily
have to become responsible for the
debt, and foot the bill if delinquent. I
would suggest that since the account is the
debt of the people who eat, that they have
privilege of deciding this matter for them-selves,
as to the manner of meeting their
obligation; else, if this whole responsibility
rests on those having the management of
the cooking department, it should be also
left with them as to the manner in which
expenses of the same are to be met. The
authority and the responsibility must go
together. But why all this talk of money,
expense, debt, how to meet the bills, etc.?
Can we not live by faith, and say nothing
about these things, as it grates so on the
nerves? " Faith without works is dead be-ing
alone." You may use all the faith
you have, but be sure and observe the fruits
of your faith, before you talk faith, and
expect to ride on the faith of other people.
If your faith can accumulate your own fare
and expenses and several dollars to put
into the meeting expense fund, that kind of
faith is all right. But that empty- handed-faith
talk that seeks to jump a ten- days'
board bill at camp- meeting, and growl be-cause
something was . said about money, or
find fault about the table, cooking, etc.,
there is no faith to that. Such presumed
faith would starve you and everybody of
like faith. Thank God there is a real faith
that is not afraid to assume responsibility
that belongs to us, and also assist those who
are poor and weak in the faith. However
" God hath chosen the poor, rich in faith,–
and they are not slow to do their part.
But if your faith never puts anything into
your hand to give, you can not count on
it, and simply riding on the faith of others
will not put you in possession of such
faith. Geo L. Cole.
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Office Items.
We note the return of Bro. and Sister
F. W. Krenz from Michigan.
A young brother from Tyrone, Pa., W.
E. Burge by name, has come amongst us.
Bro. Merton Merica, from Indiana, son
of Bro. J. H. Merica came to us recently as
a worker.
A sister by the name of Nancy Mundorff,
from Bolivar, Pa., arrived at the Home last
Thursday.
The position in the business department
vacated through Sister Foster's departure,
is at present being filled by Bro. Jno. W.
White.
On account of a severe attack of typhoid
malaria N. H. Byrum has been unable to
attend to his office duties during the past
ten days.
On account of the increased amount of
work we have added to our composing- room
a large imposing- stone, which will be used
in making up large forms for the press;
We expect that by the time this issue
reaches the people we will be able to fill
all orders for the book, " How We Got Our
Bible." The issue of this booklet has been
delayed on account of the pressure of other
work.
A CORRECTION.
In the report of the Bieber, Cal., camp-meeting
sent in by Bro. J. D. Hatch, and
published in the issue of July 27, there was
a line omitted from the second paragraph,
through an oversight. It reads as though a
certain man had an independent spirit and
had to be set aside; whereas the one re-ferred
to is a woman, and the spirit was
characterized as unsubmissive and self
justifying and insubordinate, as well as in-dependent.
These words were omitted by
mistake.
General Notes
and News,
Moundsville, W. Va., assembly
to Dec. 3. Come.
Last week statement was made ' that it
would require an average of 1,040 ten- Cent
subscriptions a day in order to secure me
hundred thousand by January 15. The
average number was received the first week
in October.
When you read the Trumpet and enjoy
it, do not forget that it is within . your
power to have it make its weekly visit to
a hundred homes before the special offer
closes. You can get them to subscribe, or
earn money and pay for it yourself, or in_
duce others to help you to send it ' to them
Why not make the decision, and go to work
with a determination and prayer of faith.
Last week a brother who is giving all
his time in the work of the ministry sent
$ 10.50 to have the Trumpet sent ten weeks
to one hundred and five invalids who are
" shut- ins"; most of them no doubt the
doctors have pronounced incurable. They
are poor, sadly afflieted, and unable to work
and earn a living. Surely God will bless
the brother, and make the paper a blessing
to each of them. What a blessing it would
be to them if some one would send them
" The Secret of Salvation" " Divine Heal-ing
of Soul and Body" or some other good
hook.
India is again threatened with a famine,
not the whole of India, but certain parts of
it. In the Punjab district, which is a large
portion of northwestern India. there are
forebodings of a terrible famine. A month
ago it had already begun to make its rev-a..
es, with hunger, sickness, suffering, and
death following its track.
Lahore, India, is ill the Punjab district.
This is Nvit r Bro. Jarvis has the Orphan-ae-
e of famine children, some of whom were
rescued during- the famine of 1897 and are
now , going forth as missionaries. Bro.
Jarvis and coworkers are preparing to res-cue
more children as the famine e . continues
to rage. Sometime ago he made known his
need of a ton of literature for the work be-fore
him and his Nvorkers, also of an engine
and pump sufficient, to pump water - for
three hundred persons, and water the crops
being raised for their support during the
famine, a mill to grind the wheat, a saw
bench, etc. Several have responded, but as
yet the amount. is not sufficient to make
the purchase.
The eamp- meeting at Lahore, India, is to
be held Nov. 1- 15. The American mission-aries,
and native brethren and sisters from
other places are expecting to he there. Pray
that the meeting may be much blessed of
the Lord.
In a letter from Bro. Win. Ebel, editor
of the. Evan9-. eliums Posaune, we learn that
he has been severely afflicted for some time
at Norwalk, Wis. He has been in the evan-gelistic
work most of the time during the
past three years. He writes that the. Lord
has wonderfully helped him in his. afflic-tion.
and desires prayer for his complete
recovery.
Bro. W. W. Fitzwater, of Kentucky has
been traveling from place to place since the
latter part of July, and reports some
precious meetings at Milledgeville, Jeffer-sonville,
Ky., Ellisburg, Winslow, Ind., and
Carlisle, Ky. In these meetings God man-ifested
his power in saving. souls from
sin, sanctifying believers, and healing the
sick.
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Questions
Answered.
+ PROMPTLY STOPPED WHEN THE
4. TIME EXPIRES.
Ques. Can a man raise hops for brewery
men to make beer With and be a Christian
in the sight of God ? Is it right for Chris-tian
people to pick hops and work in hop-yards
?
Ans. No, it would not be right for a pro
- fesing sainto raise hops for a brewery
man to make beer with any more than it
October 12, 1905.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
a half a day, and we are having victory
every day."
If people only knew that a very small
per cent of hops is contained in beer com-pared
to the amount of other products,
especially barley, it seems they could treat
it from the same standpoint. Hops are to
beer just what yeast is to bread. I know
of no saint who raises hops, and our advice
is and has been to the saints to raise other
products because of the weak conscience of
some, etc., but in this we request more than
we could bind upon our brethren by the
Word of God. J. L. Green.
[ In the foregoing article Bro. Green has
given good practical advice which we be-lieve
will be helpful to those who have been
troubled on the subject mentioned. En.]
would to make the beer himself, that
where the producer has the one object o
purpose in view, namely, to make beer
and under such conditions it would not
consistent for the saints of God to he1p
raise and pick the crop. However, th
question is in the extreme, and will apps
to but very few hop- growers, if any. I
the question had been asked thus : '' Can
man be a Christian and yet raise hop
when he knows that a brewery man ma
buy the same to make beer with / " it wool
place it in a different light, and shoal
be answered altogether differently.
I am aware that some of our dear bre
ren have a deep conscientiousness ag
either raising or picking hops, and sam
go so far as to say it is wrong to hire out
to plow the grounds where hops are to b
planted. It is with Christian love an
respect to all my brethren who hold such
views that I write this article, and I am
sure it is not without much prayer and
looking to God for heavenly wisdom in sm the
matter.
It is very evident that the devil is try
jng to, bring in a spirit of division, critici
and disrespect among the dears asianitns in the
hop- growing districts of Oregon by getting
some to hastily censure and condemn others
for working in the hops. I pray God to de-feat
the devil in his undertaking.
Hops of themselves are all right, and in
their original state stand on an equal basis
in purity and legitimacy with any other
product of God's creation ; and if there
were no hops used in the manufacture of
beer, there would still be a market for hops,
and hops could be bought in almost any
market in the United States if not in the
world. It is true that the demand would
not be so great as it is, but the same can
be truthfully said of the production of corn,
barley, rye, peaches, apples, prunes, berries,
etc. It would be wrong for you or me to
raise any of these articles for the express
purpose of making intoxicating drinks, yet
we can place them upon the general market,
and if wicked men buy and pervert them
from their pure state, we are not respon-sible;
but sin begins with the man who
changes them into a beverage for a bad
purpose.
When we begin to assail the production
of a useful article, and count it sin to hire
out to grow or pick the sante, we are going
to extremes, and binding burdens upon
people, which is nut pleasing to God. I
have no personal interests in the matter,
but there are many poor people and even
of God's dear saints in this country
that have to depend largely upon the hop-yards
for work to make a living, and many
of the dear saints are glad when hop-picking
comes so that they can have a little
money with which to help in the work of
the Lord. Our little Sunday- school chil-dren
in one class all agreed to earn fifty
cents each in the hops this year for India,
and yet none of the saints would pick hops
if they could not keep victory.
Those who can conscientiously work in
picking hops should not speak lightly of
those who do not yet feel free to do so,
by using such expressions as " fanaticism"
" cranky" etc. Neither should those who
do not pick speak lightly of those of their
brethren who feel clear to earn their liv-ing
by such honest toil.
I will take the liberty of inserting a few
lines of a letter which I have just received
since writing the above. It is from a dear
brother and sister who have been laboring
faithfully in the ministry here in this
Western field for more than one year, most
of which time has been in new fields where
there were no saints. They having no rail-road
permit were at considerable expense,
and were recently brought to a place where
they felt it to be God's will for them to
labor with their hands to get a few neces-sary
things and traveling expenses, and as
hop- picking is about the only work to be
had there they have been picking for sev-eral
days : and I am sure I had much
rather be in the hop- yard helping them
earn their needed means than to stand off
and criticise, and I believe anyone else
would keep better victory. Here is a part
Of their letter :
" Dear Bro. Green : We send you greeting
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n the precious name of Jesus. We are
i11- in the hop- yard, and will be for four
days yet. Will try to find more hop- work
for next week, after which we go to the--
meeting.
th-ains
Ques. Please explain Luke 11: 24- 26.
H. A. S.
Ans. " When the unclean spirit is gone
out of a man, he walketh through dry
places, seeking rest; and finding none, he
saith, I will return unto my house whence I
came out. And when he eometh, he find-eth
it swept and garnished. Then goeth
he, and taketh to him seven other spirits
more wicked than himself; and they enter
in, and dwell there : and the last state of
that man is worse than the first." Jesus
was trying to show that there was some-thing
more than simply casting out evil
spirits. To cast out the spirit and leave
the person in that condition would likely
result in their soon becoming possessed with
many more than at the beginning. They
need salvation after the devil is gone out,
then if they continue saved, the devil can
not take possession again. This was the
kind of work that Jesus was doing for those
whom he delivered.
News from
the Field.
Winslow, Lad.
I am still praising the Lord for a free
and full salvation that keeps me in Father's
control ready to do his will at all times.
I wish to say that the dear Lord has made
a way for us to get a home, for which we
give him many praises, and also thank the
dear brethren whoever they were for a
kind donation that was presented me at the
Pike County camp- meeting.
I have just returned from Lyles, Lid.,
where we had three precious meetings and
also a baptizing service, where twelve happy
saints went down into the watery grave,
praising God, and came up shouting to
know that they were counted worthy to
follow the Lamb of God in this precious
ordinance. Will say that God has a work
started there. The only preacher that they
have ever had is the Gospel Trumpet litera-ture.
A few years ago in some way the
Gospel Trumpet happened to get in that
community, and was handed from one to
another, and as its light is like a city that
is set on a hill and can not be hid, many
precious souls have found their way out of
sects, and have returned to Zion with songs
and everlasting joy upon their heads. I
will return soon if the Lord is willing to
give them nearly a ten- days' meeting. Any
of the saints passing through Lyles, Ind.,
will find a welcome home at Bro. Nathan
Pierce's. Your brother holding up the
cross of Christ to a dying world.
Ira Russ.
Armstrong, Mo., Sept. 26.
Since the Carthage camp- meeting in com-pany
with Bro. Willis M. Brown, we went
to Mill Creek, Mo., where Bro. Brown
preached two sermons, which were blessed
of God. From there we went to Barney,
Iowa camp- meeting. The first few days of
this meeting the weather was rainy, yet God
did own his Word. Praises be to his name !
Bro. S. W. Woods, of Brownville, Neb., was
at this meeting, and assisted in preaching
the Word of God. Bro. Brown left for his
home, after the first Sunday of the meeting,
having rendered efflicient service for the
Master in setting forth the truth on many
lines to the comfort and edification of all
the saints and lovers of - the truth, and es-pecially
on that part of the truth relating
to healing in the atonement of our Lord.
Some were healed, and evil spirits cast out.
Yea, all who accepted the Word, were
helped of the Lord.. Several came to this
meeting who were led to accept the truth
New Springfield, 0., Sept. 27.
With joy and gratitude in. our hearts un-to
God, I now take my pen to make men-tion
of his works. On account of sickness
at home I was not able to hold tent- meet-ings
until the forepart of August. Our
little daughter Faith was afflicted with
typhoid fever, and on the evening of the
fourth day of her sickness we anointed her
with oil and laid on hands and God heard
our cries and healed her immediately of
her fever. The way was then soon opened
for me to leave home.
Our first meeting was near Beaver Falls,
Pa. At this meeting some were friendly to
the truth, and one sister was sanctified.
From that place we went to Ellwood City,
Pa., where " we were joined by Bro. W. W.
Titley. At this place two sisters were sanc-tified;
one of them renouncing sectism to
walk in all the truth. A few in sectism
stated that they were not satisfied in their
sects, and are yet seeking the way out
by attending the meetings of the saints
at that place.
From Ellwood City we came on to this
place, where we are at present holding
forth the whole truth. A few have already
been saved and sanctified, and God has
manifested his healing power in behalf of
the sick. The church here and at Ellwood
City is mating real spiritual advancement,
and we look for an increase to their num-ber.
Sister Annie H. Martin has thus far
assisted in all the above meetings. We
solicit the prayers of God's saints that we
may have much wisdom to deal with pre-cious
souls, and keep ourselves unspotted
from the world. Yours in holy love,
Edward J. Asap Jr.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 27.
I am glad we can report victory for
Wing Jesus, both in soul and body. Have
been engaged in tabernacle meetings since
May 23d, except two meetings. This sum-mer's
campaign has been a glorious one,
and also victorious: I am glad we can re-port
that the work in southern Indiana is
on the increase. Sister Meyers, her daugli-ter,
and I just closed a twelve days' meet-ing
at Marengo, Ind. Four or five were
saved, three sanctified. One was baptized,
and believers were strengthened, also God
stretched forth his hand and touched the
body of Sister Meda Rawlings, who was
afflicted with typhoid fever. Also I am
glad to again testify to the goodness of God
to us in healing our twin boys. Both were
attacked with maleria fever, which in. the
case of one terminated in real typhoid, but
by our continual coming to T- Tim, and a per-fect
obedience to his Word, calling for the
elders and anointing with oil, the Lord has
done the work, and he is now gaining in
strength. We are now at Louisville,
in the home of Bro. and Sister Meyers.
Lord willing, will begin a tabernacle meet-ing
here the 28th. This will be our last
tent- meeting for the season. Our per-manent
address is Bedford, hid. We wish
the prayers of the saints that we keep
humble and do his
Edgar and Clara Fleenor.
Augusta, Okla., Sept. 25.
Since my last report I have continually
been engaged in the work of the Lord. I
attended the Norton, Kan., camp- meeting.
Here I met Bro. J. W. Byers and wife, also
Bro. Bailey and wife whom I had never
met. Several were saved and sanctified - at
this meeting, and many healed. Sister Anna
Kriebel was ordained to the ministry. At
this place, through carelessness, I exposed
my head to the direct rays of the sun and
have suffered severely since on account of
it. At the Quenemo, Kan., camp- meeting,
in answer to prayer, I was relieved of my
suffering and dizziness to a great extent,
but I still suffer when exposed to the sun.
I ask the prayers of all the church that
I speedily recover from all effects of it.
Leaving there in company with Bro. Mc-
Mister I came on home to Neosho Falls,
Kan., he to Eldorado, Kan. I was per-mitted'
to spend Sunday with my family
and the church at home, next day going
on to Carthage, Mo., to prepare for the
general western camp- meeting. Many were
saved, sanctified, and healed in this meet-ing,
which had the largest attendance of
saints we ever had in. the West. All the
expense of the meeting was met, and quite
a sum given to the ministry. It was de-cided
to have one more camp- meeting at
Carthage next year, and. in the meantime
seek out a suitable place for a permanent
location.
From the Carthage meeting I came to
Augusta, Okla., camp- meeting. This was
a precious meeting, and while not a great
many were saved, the saints received much
help and encouragement. Thirty dollars
was contributed to the India work, and one
hundred and seventy ten- cent subscriptions
to the Gospel Trumpet were , received
through the efforts of Sister McCully and
me. I obtained about three hundred last
year, and this year I am asking the Lord
to help me obtain five hundred or more.
I go to- day to the Arkansas City camp-meeting.
From there to Cleo, Lord willing,
for a few days, then on to the Amorita,
Okla., meeting. We are praying for this
meeting to be the best camp- meeting of the
season. Your brother in Christ,
S. G. Bryant.
936 Lake Ave., Ft. Wayne, hid., Oct: 3.
For some weeks I have felt like writing
concerning the Lord's good dealings, and
this morning I will satisfy my heart by
writing. Though silent for a time we have
not ceased to fight in this holy war. Though
some battles have been fierce, praise God,
we have come out without the smell of
fire upon our garments. First, I must tell
you that I am saved and sanctified and
have the old- time glory in my soul. ,
Husband and I felt the Lord laying it
upon us to come to this place to labor
in the gospel. We moved first to 1208
Park Ave. We soon found we were too
far from the center of the city far the con-venience
of the saints. We prayed earnest-ly
for the mind of God and were directed
to a far more suitable place. Our address
now is 936 Lake Avenue. We extend a
hearty invitation to all saints to come and
see us. We have a ten- roomed house, with
electric lights and furnace heat for only
twenty dollars a month. I have always
said, since God called me into the gospel
work that I never expected to go to ' house-keeping
just to satisfy/ the flesh, have things
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Once more we report victory in Jesus'
name. The Ableman, WM., camp- meeting
was a success for God and souls. Ministers
present were Bros. A. S. Kriebel, Ebel,
Kreutz, Kilpatrick, Lydia Meyer, J. N.
Howard, and I. The Ward of God went
forth with power at every coming together.
The heresy known as the " one work
theory" was thoroughly exposed by the
preaching of. the Word, and some who had
never been entirely free from. seetism made
their escape. Though the outside attend-ance
was not so large as at other meetings
held on the same grounds, yet those ac-quainted
with the work in Wisconsin ex-pressed
themselves as being satisfied that
the work done was more thorough than ever
before. We kept no account of the conse-crations
made, but are assured that the
Lord has an account of every one who was
born in Zion. Many professed justification
and sanctification by the washing of regen-eration,
and the renewal or baptism of the
Holy Ghost. A goodly number presented
their bodies for healing at different times
during the meeting, and many of them tes-tified
to the manifestation of the power of
God in delivering them from their afflic-tions.
I have been blessed with the privilege of
attending a number of camp- meetings,
which have been reported by others. Since
the Moundsville assembly I have helped in
the following meetings: Grand Junction,
Brushy Prairie, Springfield, Claypool,
Ableman, ilshire Ft. Wayne, Red Key,
and Berne. meeting was a tent-meeting
held by Bro. - S. Ford, and was
blessed to the salvation of a few souls.
In general there was a good work done, and
a good impression made upon the congrega-tions
that attended. As a whole this has
been the most successful year of my life
in the work of the Lord. Yours in him,
Geo. W. Howard.
through reading the Trumpet, and a few
were saved. Thirteen or fourteen followed
the Lord in baptism. The meeting closed
Sept. 24th with victory for the precious
Word of God. My soul does magnify our
God for his saving, sanctifying, and healing
power. Your brother saved and sanctified
wholly. R. H. G. Keeran.
October
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
from Gordo. Ministerial help needed. R.
A. Mullin, No. 92.
Violet, Okla. Assembly. Nov 17- 26. Ali
saints and lovers of the truth in reach are
in vited. Violet is about two miles north_
west of Konawa, I. T. Konawa is the near_
est railroad station, and is on a branch
the M. K. & T. R. R. running from oki_
homa City to Ataka, I. T. Ministerial help
needed. For further information addr
Sister Almeda Cummins, Violet, Okla.
Somerville, Ala. General assembly at
Bethel meeting- house. Nov. 17- 26. Let all
the saints interested in the Hartsells camp_
grounds make a special effort to attend this
meeting. W. W. Conway, Somerville, Ala.,
or W. A. Hand, Wolff, Ala.
Stanley, W. Va. Protracted meeting be-ginning
Nov. 18th to last as long as the
Lord wills. Bro. M. N. Roark will be pre-sent.
Come, one and all, and enjoy this
meeting. For information address L. p.
Games, Stanley, W. Va.
Wolff, Ala. Assembly. Dec. 1- 10. yi
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of our own, etc., and that if I ever did keep
house it would be in direct connection with
gospel work. I told the Lord when I felt
he wanted us to conic that I was willing
to sit on a stool and eat my meals on a
goods box. The Lord has provided so
many more things than I could ask or
think that I know not where to begin
or when to cease praising him. He has
provided through his children so we will
soon have enough carpet to cover half the
floors of the house. °
This city has between forty and fifty
thousand inhabitants and more than half
of them are Catholics and Lutherans. We
earnestly solicit your prayers in behalf of
the work also that we be kept humble at
Jesus' feet.- There is much to do here in
the way of distributing literature, getting
subscribers for the Trumpet, and working
among the children. The Lord has sent
Bro. J. W. Daugherty and wife to- help in
the work. Others have spoken of coming
to assist in , different kinds- of . work, but
none have come yet. We are trusting the
Lord to . open the way soon for a public
place of worship. Lord willing, we expect
to have an, assembly later, will announce it
in the Trumpet. Dear saints, let us do our
best to get the Trumpet in as many homes
as possible while the ten- cent offer lasts.
I. give God the glory that he has kept
our baby. Nellie well, though we have had
to change . her milk. at least a dozen times
of late: Yours • in Christ,
Nora Hunter.
Ledford, Ill.
am praising God for his love to his
people and for the way he is working in
the salvation of souls. I believe the Lord
iS'' doing: a greater work this year through
his , true workers than ever before. Since
the' Moundsville assembly meeting I have
lAen'in. Some glorious meetings in Arkansas,
Missouri, and Illinois, where the Lord man-ifeSted
his power in saving and sanctifying
anti: healing the people. ' I am here in this
iideW field, standing in defense of the pure
gospel.' ' The Lord used Bro. Needham to
Plant the truth here and the devil is doing
Vlia- C ' he can to destroy the work through
Beet holiness preachers that came here from
the Sect holiness camp- meeting held at El-ddrada,
Ill. These men are preaching jus-tification
by faith, sanctification as a sec-end'
work of grace, divine healing for the
body; etc., but are fighting this reforma-tion.
They say we are prejudiced, close
communionists, etc.; in fact, they say we
are the worst sect on earth. I had quite a
talk with one of these men to find out what
they taught, and he told me that pouring
was the mode of baptism; but the Bible says
that we are buried with Chirst in baptism
And also risen with him therein. Col. 2: 12.
When I asked him if he taught his brethren
to greet one another with a holy kiss, he
said that was only a Jewish custom and
in the face of the following texts he made
fun, and said that a brother might have a
cancer on his lip, and that God did not
mean the brethren to greet in that way.
Rom. 16 : 16; 1 Cor. 16: 20 ; 2 Cor. 13 :
12; 1 Thes. 5 : 26 ; 1 Pet. 5: 14. To kiss
means to salute with the lips.
These men teach the millennium heresy.
One of them told me that when Christ
comes the second time the wicked will be
swept off the earth, and Christ will reign
a thousand years on earth with his people,
and Satan will be bound during this time
because lie - will have nothing to do. For
proof he quoted Rev. 20: 6, 7: " Blessed
and holy is he that bath part in the first
resurrection." Well I praise God that his
people now have part in the first resurrec-tion
and are both blessed and holy. " And
you hath he quickened, who were dead in
trespasses and sins, . . . and hath raised
us up." Eph. 2: 1, 6. We are quickened,
that is, made alive in Jesus Christ in re-generation.
God's true saints that have
received New Testament sanctification have
also entered into rest ( Heb. 4: 3, 9), and
are reigning, in life by Jesus Christ. Rom.
5: 17. They are not looking for a millen-nium,
for Jesus told his disciples that he
would go and prepare a place for them,
and would come again, and receive them
unto himself that where he is there we may
be also. John 14 : 2, 3. His people are look-ing
for him to conic again to receive them
unto himself. I feel like giving a word of
warning against these wolves in sheep's
clothing, but who, inwardly, are ravening
wolves. Mat. 7: 15. This stet holiness
spirit came to Temple Hill, Ill., where
tilod's people were once a unit. having been
knit together in love, and it caused divi-sion.
Some precious souls went into dark-ness,
and are in darkness until this day.
This soul- destroying spirit is so near like
the truth in its appearance that ft is calcu-lated
to deceive many. I will go from here
to Ramsey, Ill., hold two meetings in that
part, then go to my home in Missouri. I
desire the prayers of all God's saints that
I do his. whole will. Yours for the truth,
I. M. Hedden.-
444144+ 44.4.14.1* TESTIMONY.
We generally receive more testimonies than we
have room in our limited space to publish, and we
trust that no one whose testimony does not appear
will take offense. Our purpose is to make a
proper selection from what we have on hand.
I will just ask you all to pray for me. The
dear Lord saves me and blesses me and
heals me. I desire to be all he wants me
to be, and I want all he has for me. I de-sire
to be sanctified wholly that I may be a
complete overcomer and cease from all my
struggling and be fit for my dear Savior's
service at all times. I attended the Okla-homa
City meeting in August, and received
some benefit, and would have gotten more
help had I not waited until the last day of
the meeting to get where I could be helped.
Now I am in Corona, Riverside Co., Cal.,
and wish that if there are any of the saints
near me, I may hear from them. We are
here to make our home. We started from
Noble, Okla., Tuesday, the 19th of Septem-ber,
and got here Friday the 22d. The
dear Lord brought us safely through many
dangerous places, and I thank him for his
care. Pray, dear brothers and sisters for
me and my unsaved husband and children,
Maggie Davis.
Requests
for Prayer.
Please pray for the salvation of my
mother, and that my sister may be restored
to her right mind. J. P. Shellhaas.
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Calls for Meeting.
Can not some true minister of the gospel
come here and preach the Word in its
purity ? Mrs. Sarah A. Allen, Willzetta,
Lincoln Co., Okla.
There is a call for a minister to go to
Dawsonsprings, Ky., to preach the Word.
Address R. E. Limns.
I am wanting some of God's ministers
to come to Detonti, Ark., within six miles
of Benton, the county seat of Saline
County, and preach the full gospel of God.
I have not been baptized by a gospel
preacher, and there has never been but one
holiness man in this country. He was a
Union Methodist brother, and had three
modes of baptism. I want to be rightly
baptized by some one with proper author-ity
to do so. I pulled out long ago from
all sects, and secret societies. Yours in the
faith once delivered to the saints. Address
C. A. Payne, Corwin, Ark.
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Meeting Notices.
Emma, La Grange Co., Ind. Assembly.
Oct. 18- 29. Let the congregations , in reach
of this meeting come praying and agreeing
with us for this to be the best meeting
ever held at this place. John H. Merica,
Topeka, Ind.
Longview, Tex. Meeting. Five miles
northwest of Longview, beginning Oct. 21st
to last as long as the Lord leads. Minis-terial
help needed. For further informa-tion
address Sister Detie Mitchell, Judson,
Tex.
Cambridge Springs, Pa. General assem-bly
of all the churches of northwestern
Pennsylvania will be held in the new chapel
beginning Oct. 21st. For ten days this
meeting will continue day and night as an
assembly, after which it will continue sev-eral
weeks as a general revival effort. Let
all the saints who can, arrange to attend
this meeting, or at least a part of it.
Cambridge Springs is on the main line of
the Erie R. R., halfway between New York
and Chicago. Trolly lines run here both
from Erie and Meadville. Cambridge
Springs is easily reached by rail from any
direction. Bring straw- ticks and bedding.
Saints are coining from Maryland and other
distant points. Bros. B. E. Warren, I. S.
McCoy, J. Grant Anderson, Geo. H. Pye,
and other ministers expect to be present.
Come. Address H. M. Riggle, Cambridge
Springs, Pa., Box 288.
NEW YORK CITY ASSEMBLY.
The Lord willing, there will be three
successive assembly meetings of the church
of God in New York City- one in the
autumn, one in midwinter, and one in the
spring. Our autumn assembly will be held
Oct. 22- 29. Bro. Geo. L. Cole is now with
us, and will remain until after this meeting.
The services will be held on the third floor
in Eureka Hall, No. 285 8th Ave., New
York City. Let all who can, come. Those
who can not come, please pray for the
success of this meeting. We are willing to
care for those who come to the extent of
our ability, but our capacity for lodging
is very limited. Hbwever, furnished rooms
may be had near the meeting- place for
from two and one- half dollars to four dol-lars
a week, and by two rooming together,
it will be almost as cheap as coming to the
Home, for car fare from the Hall to the
Home is twenty cents for each trip. We
can care for a few, and we are persuaded
that God will make a way for all who will
come trusting him in faith. D. 0. Teasley,
302 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Verona, : Ont., ( on the Kingston and
Pembroke Ry.) Assembly Oct. 25- 30. This
being Thanksgiving time there will be cheap
rates on all the railroads; so let all the
saints in central and eastern Ontario and
in Quebec make a special effort to be pre-sent.
Come praying for a season of prec-ious
refreshing and determined' to get good
and to do good. Bring bedding with you.
H. W. Nelson, Verona, Ont.
Bliss, lVIich. Northern Michigan assembly.
Nov. 2- 12. Ministerial help needed. All
lovers of the truth are invited to attend.
All that come will be- cared for. Those
coming by rail, come to Levering on G. R.
& I., and notify the undersigned either.- by
mail or telephone. Jerome Keiser, Lever-ing,
Mich., R. F. D. No. 1.
Federalsburg, Md. A ssembly. No- v. 2- 12.
Sister Ora Teasley and other ministerial
help expected. We hope to see a general
gathering together of . the saints of the
east. Chas. E. Orr.
Squireville, Mich. Assembly. Nov. 3- 12.
A cordial invitation to all. You will be
taken care of. A Swedish minister is de-sired.
Those coming by rail notify J. E.
Squires, or W. H. Merritt, Pentwater,
Mich., R. F. D. No. 1.
Penton, Ala. Assembly. Nov. 3- 12. W.
R. Butler, Lafayette, Ala., R. F. D. No. 2.
Woodburn, Ore. Assembly. Nov. 3- 12
inclusive. Woodburn is thirty- two miles
south of Portland. All lovers of the truth
are invited to comae and hear the gospel in
its purity and fulness. Also any that need
help in body, come; for God can help the
body as well as the soul. Shelter will be
provided for all. All that can possibly
do so, please bring the necessaries for your
comfort, especially bedding. Straw for
ticks can be had here. We expect meeting
to begin promptly on the 3d, so come a day
or two before so as to get settled, and
not discomfort others as well as keep them
out of meetings. For further information
address Peter Chappelle, ' Woodburn, Ore.
Toledo, 0. Assembly.. Nov. 3- 13, or as
long as the Lord wills. A general invita-tion
is given to all, especially to those who
want a benefit from the Lord. A glorious
meeting is expected. Any, information de-sired
may be had by addressing T. J. Cox,
1514 Hicks St., Toledo, 0.
Chicago. Assembly. Nov. 26th to Dec.
3d, Address Geo. L. Cole, 400 W. 74th St.
Darlington, S. C. Assembly. Beginning
Nov. 3. Ministerial help needed. For in-formation
write W. H. Coleman, Helena,
S. C.
The general assembly of the church of
God in the State of Washington will be
held in the Saints' Home, ten miles smith
of Colfax, and ten miles west of Pullman
Wash., Nov. 10- 20. Further notice will it
given later. S. IT. Eddings.
Gordo, Ala. Assembly beginning Nov.
12. To be held about four miles northwest
OBITUARY.
HOLLY.- Sister Eliza Holly of Hunt-ington,
Ind., died after a few days' illness,
at her home a few miles south of the above.
named place, Aug. 7, 1905; aged 62 yrs.,
9 mos., 14 days. Funeral by
C. E. Hunter:
STROMBECK.- Mother Mary A. Strom-beck,
of North Webster, Ind., passed into
eternity after a long trial of affliction.
Through the prayers of God's people she
was enabled to get reconciled to God before
her death, and departed this life aged 61
yrs., 11 mos., 21 days. Funeral services
by C. E. Hunter.
MORROW.- Bro. S. B. Morrow, of
Stringer, Ala., was born April 25, 1838;
died Sept. 6, 1905. He accepted the true
light when he first heard it, and he earnest-ly
contended for the faith. He leaves a
wife and nine children. A few days after
returning home from the Hartselle camp-meeting,
he was taken sick and was con-fined
to his bed until his death, which he
seemed to welcome with all his heart.
Services were held by the saints at the Blue
Spring graveyard. M. Lee Allen.
TOFFLE1VIIRE.- Martha J. Toffleniire,
mother of Bro. J. C. Peterman's wife, de-parted
to be with Jesus Sept. 21, 1905; aged
67 yrs., 10 mos., 12 days. Her health had
been failing for about a year before her
departure. Mother Tofffiemire heard and
accepted the truth about nine years ago and
has since walked in the light and greatly
rejoiced in the same. She lived in bright
anticipation of heaven and many times her
face shone with heavenly glory as she
shouted, halleluiah ! She rejoiced with joy
unspeakable and full of glory for the hope
she had within her soul of seeing Jesus,
whom she loved. Funeral sermon by the
writer. Text, Heb. 9 : 27.
S. H. Eddings.
MUTER.- Catherine Circle Muter, wife
( 1 Bro. John Muter, was born on April 4,
1852, and very suddenly departed this life
to be with Jesus on Sept. 23, 1905; aged
53 yrs., 5 mos., and 19 days. Her departure
was entirely unexpected by the grief
- stricken family, and al who knew her. She
was as well as usual and was attendin g a
tabernacle meeting near Berne, Ind. As
Bro. Ford and I entered the tabernacle she
greeted us both with a hearty " praise the
Lord" and in less than ten minutes was a
corpse. She died without a struggle. Dear
Bro. Muter, although he was grief- stricken.
exhorted one and all, amid his sobs, to live
as she had lived, so they would be ready
when death would come to them. He bore
his sorrow with true Christian fortitude.
She leaves a husband, six SODS, and one
daughter, and many near relatives and
friends to mourn their loss of a faithful
wife, an affectionate mother, a loving sister,
and a true friend and neighbor. Funeral
services by the writer, in the Union meet
ne- ing- house athe cemetery, thre and o
- half miles east of Berne, Ind. A large On"
gTegation listened very attentively to the
Word of God. Text, John 5: 25- 29.
Geo. W. Howard.
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LIFE SKETCHES OF
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LIFE SKETCHES OF WELIS X. BROWN.
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to be done. During prayer the drar hiosn
unto you,' also that it is impossible for ote
whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done
of his words to fail, and we knew it had
to me, " Can you take God
Ifeswaidm,
in' Yuteess, ITAwrcalg'f
vaz
out doors, feeling perfectly well, except
II V- kovri It' a' 11adn dg
get u
7v e" ry
up, dressed, had my hair combed, and
weak and sore from the pain. I have not
been so well in every way for several years
as I have been since I was healed. It is se
and body. I for one am not ashamed to
sweet to trust Jesus for everything— an]
own him as my physician for soul and body-.
There is nothing too small or too great for
him to do. Pray for me that I ever live
humble before him. Your sister in Christ,
Audie E. Smiles.
Lakeview, Mich., Sept. 28.
TESTIMONY,
We generally receive more testimonies than we
have room in our limited space to publish, and Ile
trust that no one whose testimony does not appear
will take offense. Our purpose is to make a
proper selection from what we have on hand.
Linton, Inds.
. As my testimony has not appeared ' in
the dear old Gospel Trumpet for several
years. I thought that God might get some
glory by my testimony appearing again.
The Lord saves, sanctifies, and heals me,
and I am walking in All the light as it
shines on my pathway. Will also say to
the saints in the West, who know that I
got entangled to some extent in the anti-second
cleansing theory, that the Lord has
delivered me from that doctrine of men
and devils, and that I am saved by a
second definite work of grave, for which de-liverance
I do praise God. Any saints
desiring to correspond with me. address me
at Linton, Ind. Oliver P. Allen.
Lumberton, Miss.
I Win let pm hear from me once more.
It has been a long time sinee I wrote
through the Trumpet. but I have been very
busy all the time, working at least half
of the time with my hands and preaehing
the rest of the time. The Lord is crowning,
my feeble efforts with victory. I have been
made to rejoice to see a few souls brought
to the glorious light through my efforts.
and I hope God will use me more in the
near future. We have been living here
in this town over four years, and have had
a great deal of opposition and persecu-tion,
hut my wife and I have stood firm
and lived Christ before this people, and
have gained the confidence of a great many
here.
I have purchased a lot in the town and
have a house started. We have it framed,
covered, floored and seated, so we have been
using it all through the summer, hut the
weather will soon be too cold to use it
longer until it is finished. We have the
lot paid for, and most all other expenses
as ' far as we have gone are met. Your
brother in the one body, A. S. Jones.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
WE often wonder why more manifesta-tions
of the power of faith are not apparent
among the people of God. No doubt some
of the causes have not yet been clearly
discovered, but some have, and as we con-ttihnaunee
to walk in the pure light of present
truth, we shall be able to lay aside every
weight that hinders the onward march of
the faith once delivered tmto the saints.
This is peculiarly an age of unbelief
among the masses of the human family.
Jesus intimates that just on the eve of his
second advent would be a period of ma-belief.
" Nevertheless when the Son of
man cometh, shall he find faith on the
earth 7" Luke 18 : 8. This implies that
much unbelief among professors of faith
would be a prominent feature of the times.
It was not so difficult a matter to excite
faith for healing among the people in
Christ's time as it is to- day. There is one
good reason for this. The Jews were al-ways
taught to believe that God was the
healer of his people. From early childhood
it was inculcated into the minds of each
generation, except at such periods as the
law ceased to be taught on account of the
prevalence of idolatry among them; but
God always raised up prophets who re-stored
the law, and caused a general diffu-sion
of the knowledge of the command-ments
and promises among the people. In
these days the professed people of God have
been, with few exceptions, taught that doc-tors
and medicines were the appointed
means of restoring the sick to a state of
health. This has been drilled into them
by precept and example from infancy; and
it is little wonder that the present genera-tion
stares aghast at a discourse which sets
forth the Savior of man as a healer of
siclmess; and they are ready to persecute
any who are willing to die while trusting in
the Creator of men. So we can readily see
that the conditions under which we have
to labor are not favorable to the ready ac-ceptance
of faith for healing among the
masses of the present generation. While
this is so, it proves the necessity for definite,
persistent preaching of the Word on these
lines, and a powerful exercise of the gifts
of the Holy Spirit.
Among those who believe in healing there
are sometimes various ways in which faith
is hindered. We can allow natural causes
to hinder our faith to a great extent, and
perhaps not be conscious of the fault lying
within ourselves. If we get our eyes on
anything short of God's promises, we shall
not be helped any farther than our faith
reaches. The word of God's promise must
be mixed with. faith, and not with natural
reasoning, or unbelief.
When Abraham got faith, " he considered
not his own body, now dead, when he was
about an hundred years old, neither yet
the deadness of Sarah's womb"; but upon
the authority of God's promise he counted
himself able, through God, to beget chil-dren
just as though he was in the prime
of life. " He staggered not at the promise
of God through unbelief; but was strong
in faith, giving glory to God." But what
faith was he strong in? In the belief that
although about an hundred years old, and
beyond the age to become a father, or his
wife to become a mother, yet he was able to
beget children, and his wife able to become
a mother; this faith being based on the
firm persuasion that God was able to per-form
what he had promised. Rom. 4: 19-
21; Gen. 17.
[ He did not reason from the standpoint
of the so- called Christian Scientists, and
arum the Allness of Mind and the nothing-ness
of matter, and thus base his ability
upon something else than God's, promise
and personal operation.]
Now if he had taken nature alone into
consideration, he could not - have been the
father of many nations as God promised
him. If he had allowed his physical con-dition
to guage his faith, or in any way
affect it, the results could not have been
as they were. He counted not his own body
dead, but counted God's promises true,
wherein it was stated, " I have made thee
a father of many nations." God had de-clared
to him, " I have made thee a father"
but he was too old to be a father. and his
Wife too old to be a mother, but God had
said it, and it must be true because he
could not lie. Abraham believed God, and
he [ God] counted it to him for righteous-ness.
Instead of reckoning his body as im-potent,
and incapable of begetting off-spring,
or considering the same condition
in his companion; he believed that God,
who had given him the promise of a son,
was able to enable him to become a father.
" Against hope" he " believed in hope" or,
in other words, contrary to any hope that
such a thing was possible by pure nature,
he believed in the sure hope - of a son in his
old age. This is the way Abraham be-lieved
God's promise to him for a son and
a numerous seed.
To have gospel faith is to have the same
kind of faith that Abraham had. We do
not mean by this that we expect God to
give us children in old age ( though that
may even be possible to some), but we are
to believe the promises of God in Christ
Jesus to us in the same way that Abraham
believed the promises of God to him in
his day. God's Word declares of Jesus,
" Himself took our infirmities, and bare our
siclmesses." Mat. 8: 17. " With his stripes
we are healed." When we believe in God
for healing, we must believe that he heals
us before we feel any different. When we
get faith such as Abraham had, we do not
count ourselves as sick, but like him are
strong in faith, giving glory to God.
Suppose I am sick, and I call for the
elders, and they pray for me according to
Jas. 5 : 14, 15 ; if the prayer of faith is
really offered, it means that we ( the elders
and I) believe we have received the thing
we asked for before there is any evidence
from feeling, or appearance in my body,
that God has healed me. I believe in my
heart that Jesus has taken my infirmities
and borne my sickness; and thus through
faith in him, by the power— not of mind,
but of God— I am made well, and free from
the affliction. I cease to count on any feel-ings
in my body, and I do not let my physi-cal
condition govern or affect my faith in
the least. I do not consider my diseased
body, but count God's declaration true
wherein it is stated. " Himself took our in-firmities
and bare our sicknesses." " The
prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the
Lord shall raise him up." The prayer of
faith means to believe we have received
what we ask for. See Mark 41; 24. R. V.
Such a faith is sure to bring healing. God
says such a faith can move a mountain.
All things are possible to such a faith, when
a promise ' of God is believed. There must
not be any staggering at the promises of
God through unbelief.
But some may ask, " Is it not believing
a lie to believe that ' Himself took our in-firmities
and bare our sicknesses' when we
are sick and feeling bad? and to believe
that God has healed us before we feel we
are healed!" To those who do not under-stand
the mystery of faith, and the wisdom
of God, it may look that way, but Abraham
believed God contrary to nature and feel-ing,
and his faith was so far from being
counted a lie, that God counted it to him
for righteousness. Sin and mortality, with
their attendant consequences, are facts that
are contrary to the plan of Christ's re-demption.
Sickness is a consequence of
sin and mortality, and is a fact as real as
good health. It is also a fact that Jesus
took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.
To get the full benefit of the last named
fact we must of necessity conform our-selves
fully to the gospel, and ignore the
sickness and believe with our heart that
God gives us healing and health through
Jesus' name ; if no doubts cause us to
stagger or waver, there is no failure, neith-er
can there be. May God help each one
who reads this lesson to get the full bene-fit
of the same, and have faith like our
Father Abraham. J. C. B.
HEALED OF SORE THROAT.
I feel it would be to the glory of God
for me to write my testimony for the Gospel
Trumpet and tell what the Lord has done
for me. About three weeks after he healed
my back, I took the sore throat. It staid
sore for two or three days, and I got in
earnest for the Lord to heal me, and it
seemed I could feel the soreness leaving
my throat. The next morning I could
slightly feel a little soreness. I prayed
again, and praise the Lord, he healed me
completely. I tell you, dear people, it pays
to trust the Lord for both soul and body.
Pray that some of God's ministers will
come to this place and hold a meeting. Your
sister in the one body,
Rapie Dmaoway.
Petersville, Ky., Sept. 30.
BABY HEALED
This is my first time to write my testi-mony
for the Trumpet telling how good
the dear Lord has been to me. He keeps
me saved, and heals me and my chil-dren.
Last month my little baby boy, one
year and four months old, by cutting teeth,
took the fever, and it seemed I would lose
him. My husband being unsaved wanted
a doctor, and I knew then that would cause
the little one to take bad, for that is what
the poisonous drugs do ; so I went to the
Lord and told him to manifest his power
that my husband and others might see his
power manifested. I fasted and by twelve
o'clock that day the little fellow was play-ing
about, and as soon as my husband
came and also a friend they saw the change.
I give God the praise. and ask the dear
ones to pray for me that I keep saved.
Yours in the one body,
Fannie Wescott.
62 Comming St., Charleston, S. C., Oct. 2.
HEALED OF CHILLS.
I had chills and fever for a week, and
was trusting in God, having set my face
against all earthly remedies and resolved
to trust our Lord alone, and praise God, I
found him true to his promises. It seemed
for a while I was waiting for something,
I knew not what, but I got so weak I could
hardly sit up, and I began to pray and
search in earnest. I was pondering over
it when it came to me that I was healed if
I would believe and claim it. So I arose
from bed immediately, and new strength
came to me, and I have not had any chills
since. All praises be to God, ' who forgiv-eth
all our iniquities; who healeth all our
diseases.' Dear ones, when we are sick
and alone, we need not be discouraged. If
we examine ourselves and find we are clear
in the sight of God, we can then stand firm
on his promises, and the enemy will flee
every time.
The Lord also healed my little boy of
chills this summer. I find no use for drugs
or teas with such a Jesus to look to. I have
not taken a dose of medicine for nearly
three years, and am in better health than
ever before. The dear Lord has been so
wonderfully good to me, I can not praise
him enough. He saves, sanctifies, heals,
and keeps me happy all the time. Dear
saints, take courage and let us step out
more boldly than ever on the line of divine
healing. Please pray for my husband, who
is . unsaved and for me that I be always
humble and in God's order. Your saved
sister, Mrs. Lola Jackson.
Shawnee, Okla., Sept. 26.
MY SAVIOR AND HEALER.
The Lord saves, sanctifies, and keeps me
free from sin each day. I find it is so easy
to live as a true child of God if we are
perfectly submissive to the Master's will.
I want to tell how the Lord healed me a
short time ago. I was taken sick in the
afternoon, and wanted to go to meeting
that night, so prayed for the Lord to make
me well that I could go. He did so. but
while I was there I was taken with a hard
chill and fever. We got home about twelve
o'clock, and I was very sick. I was a-nointed
and was some better, but before
morning I was in such pain that mamma
called papa and Bro. Ruehle, who was at
our place holding meeting, and we had
prayer again. I was relieved of pain so
that I went to sleep, but awoke again sicker
than before. I kept getting worse until
about eight o'clock I could scarcely sit
alone or move. We again had prayer and
kept on believing, for the Lord says, ' Ask
Caney, Ky.
For more than two years I have worked
at manual labor, principally carpentering,
which is my present employment. My ces-sation
from the gospel work became a neces-sity
in consequence of my declension in
spirituality and lapsing into unfitness for
the vocation that I then held. I was ad-monished
by the faithful brethren in the
ministry, who, in my ease, did not fail to
perform their duty. I received much bene-fit.
and wish hereby to extend my hearty
thanks. Two years ago, I renewed my cove-nant
with God. at a camp- meeting at More-head,
Ky., and since that time have been
sanctified, for which at this moment my
heart abounds with thanksgiving to God.
Praise him forevermore !
I have indeed realized how possible it is
for one rejoicing with joy unspeakable and
full of glory to lapse into the dreary and
dismal experience of an exile from home.
Never did I before realize as I do now the
significance and importance of the words of
our Master when he said, " What I say unto
you I say unto all, watch." While we are
waiting for our Lord's second coming, let
us watch lest we fail to love and keep IV
secret prayer, and delight ourselves in big
Word, and we be found like the foolish
virgins when he comes— no oil in our vessels
with our lamps. Your brother in Jesus,
I. B. Bennett.
Divine Healing.
FAITH TAKE ABRAH A. M
HEATED OF STOMACH TROUBLE.
I wish to thank you all for the prayers
in my behalf. I had had stomach trouble
for three years, and was going down fast,
but all glory be to God, I am healed. I
can enjoy my meals without the least pain.
I am every whit made whole. I felt led
to let you know your prayers had been an-swered.
May God's richest blessings rest
upon you all. Your sister in Christ, saved,
sanctified, healed, and kept,
Ella Martin.
Rome, Ill„ Sept. 27.